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cadent

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adjective
  1. having cadence.
  2. Archaic. falling.
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Origin of cadent

1580–90; < Latin cadent-, (stem of cadēns falling, present participle of cadere), equivalent to cad- fall + -ent- -ent
Related formsnon·ca·dent, adjective
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Related Words

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Examples from the Web for cadent

Historical Examples

  • If they should be in a cadent position the native will travel a great deal.

    The Influence of the Stars

    Rosa Baughan

  • I saw no horses, no sign of life; heard no sound but the cadent wail of the ash-grey birds in their flights.

    Henry Brocken

    Walter J. de la Mare

  • Any planet posited in a Cadent House is regarded as weak in its effects on the native.

  • Cadent a latere tuo mille, et decem millia a dextris tuis; ad te autem non approprinquabit.

  • Grace That cadent girdles the invisible waves Of flute and harp is born of faining limbs, And hide them who may see it?

British Dictionary definitions for cadent

cadent

adjective
  1. having cadence; rhythmic
  2. archaic falling; descending
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Word Origin

C16: from Latin cadēns falling, from cadere to fall
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