plagal cadence
noun Music.
a cadence in which the chord of the tonic is preceded by that of the subdominant.
Nearby words
placode, placoderm, placoid, plafond, plagal, plagal cadence, plage, plagiarism, plagiarize, plagiary, plagio-
Origin of plagal cadence
First recorded in 1870–75
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