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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cadent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ca-dent
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Falling.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the Latin cadens (“falling”), present active participle of cado (“to fall”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cadent (comparative) most cadent (superlative)

Derived Forms

intercadent

Synonyms

cadenced

Questions

What does cadent mean?
Falling.
Where does cadent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce cadent

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