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perfect authentic cadence

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
per-fec-t au-then-tic -ca-dence
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cadence involving the resolution of the dominant chord (V) to the root chord (I), where both chords are in the root position and the tonic is in the highest position of the root chord.

Inflected Forms

perfect authentic cadences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

imperfect authentic cadence

Questions

What does perfect authentic cadence mean?
A cadence involving the resolution of the dominant chord (V) to the root chord (I), where both chords are in the root position and the tonic is in the highest position of the root chord.

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