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cadenced, ppl. a.|ˈkeɪdənst| [f. cadence v. and n. + -ed.] Expressed or performed in cadence; characterized by cadence; rhythmical, measured.
a1790Adam Smith Imit. Arts, A certain measured, cadenced step, commonly called a dancing step. 1833Reg. Instr. Cavalry i. 82 The horse has a firm, even, and cadenced pace. (Cadenced means that the time passed in making each step shall be exactly equal.) 1850Mrs. Browning Lady Geraldine's Courtship xlv, Her voice, so cadenced in the talking. 1851― Casa Guidi Wind. 3 Where the whole world might drop for Italy Those cadenced tears. 1870Lowell Among my Bks. Ser. ii. (1873) 287 You hear the cadenced surges of an unseen ocean. 1958P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xv. 177 A harmonious and simple succession of thirds or single notes added in the form of a very flexible, cadenced conversation. |