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Synonyms for cadence

Most common

meter US clausula

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Noun

1. Beat

beat, meter US, metre UK, measure

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The act or state of declining or sinking.

Related words

Word family
cadaver
Phrases
cadence rampa authentic cadence perfect cadence jody cadence half cadence
Other spellings
cadency

Forms

Plural
cadences → beats, meters, measures, accents…

Example sentences

  • meter Tom paid the taxi driver twice what the meter said.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cadencerising
meterfalling
clausulafalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
beat1
5 letters
meter2, metre2
6 letters
accent2
7 letters
measure2
8 letters
clausula

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meter2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
cadence
Español
cadencia
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