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half cadence

half cadence noun: a cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad.

Noun

half cadence (plural half cadences)

  1. a cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad
    Synonyms:
    demicadence

Synonyms of half cadence

Forms of half cadence

pluralhalf cadences

Questions about half cadence

What does half cadence mean?
Half cadence means a cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad.
What part of speech is half cadence?
Half cadence is a noun.
What is the plural of half cadence?
The plural of half cadence is half cadences.

Words near half cadence in the dictionary

  1. half brothers-in-law
  2. half bull
  3. half bulls
  4. half butt
  5. half butts
  6. half cadence
  7. half cadences
  8. half cap
  9. half caps
  10. half cell
  11. half cells

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