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half cadences

half cadences is the plural of half cadence.

Meaning of half cadence

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

Questions about half cadences

What is half cadences the plural of?
Half cadences is the plural of half cadence.

Words near half cadences in the dictionary

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

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