Cadence

Definition of cadence:

part of speech: noun

The fall of the voice; musical close; tone.

part of speech: noun

A falling: the fall of the voice at the end of a sentence: tone, sound, modulation.

part of speech: noun

The rise and fall of the voice in reading or speaking; rhythm; a musical run or trill; a uniform time and pace in marching.

Usage examples for cadence:

• But it always shows signs of a desire to throw the emphasis with more variation than the icy uniformity of the Popian cadence admitted; and it is sometimes curiously effective. "A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895)", George Saintsbury.

• We repeat, it is very unlucky- this real Simon Pure is in parts the very Man- there is a pernicious likeness in the scenery, a 'pestilent humour' in the rhymes, and an inveterate cadence in some of the Stanzas, that must be lamented. "Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends", John Keats.