cadent
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ca·dent
(kād′nt)adj.
1. Having cadence or rhythm.
2. Archaic Falling, as water or tears.
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cadent
(ˈkeɪdənt)adj
1. having cadence; rhythmic
2. archaic falling; descending
[C16: from Latin cadēns falling, from cadere to fall]
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ca•dent
(ˈkeɪd nt)adj.
1. having cadence.
2. Archaic. falling.
[1580–90; < Latin cadent-, s. of cadēns, present participle of cadere to fall]
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Adj. | 1. | cadent - marked by a rhythmical cadence; "the cadenced crunch of marching feet" rhythmic, rhythmical - recurring with measured regularity; "the rhythmic chiming of church bells"- John Galsworthy; "rhythmical prose" |
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