1. (n.) Rhythmical flow of language, music or marching; as, a quarterback's cadence in calling signals\.

2. (n.) The act or state of declining or sinking.

3. (n.) A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence.

4. (n.) A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet.

5. (n.) See Cadency.

6. (n.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a well-managed horse.

7. (n.) A uniform time and place in marching.

8. (n.) The close or fall of a strain; the point of rest, commonly reached by the immediate succession of the tonic to the dominant chord.

9. (n.) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.

10. (v. t.) To regulate by musical measure.

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