# die Kadenz

die Kadenz is a German noun meaning “cadenza”. Forms: der Kadenz, die Kadenzen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Kadenz
- Plural: die Kadenzen

## In other languages

- Русский: муз., филол. каденция

## Meanings

1. a cadenza (a part of a piece of music)
2. a cadence (a progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music)
3. _Sprache · in Sätzen (Prosa)_ cadence
   - Er sprach mit einer merkwürdigen Kadenz.

## Examples

- Ein grober Fehler wäre es, Kadenz und Dekadenz miteinander zu verwechseln. — Mixing up cadence and decadence would be a big mistake.

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