ca ‧ dence /ˈkeɪd ə ns/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Old Italian cadenza , from cadere 'to fall' , from Latin ; ⇨ ↑ cadaver ]
1 . the way someone’s voice rises and falls, especially when reading out loud:
the cadence of my mother’s voice
2 . a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements:
the Brazilian cadences of the music
3 . technical a set of ↑ chord s