cadence
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- n (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- n the close of a musical section
- n a recurrent rhythmical series
- A natural storyteller, he speaks with a relaxed cadence and unhurried confidence, peppering his remarks with humor. .
- There's a sly hipster syncopation to his cadence, "Been stuck there for a while.
- Held high by marchers stepping to the slow cadence of three drums, the bobbing lights moved down Market Street, their brilliance growing as the grieving crowd multiplied.