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Definition: DEMICADENCE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An imperfect or half cadence, falling on the dominant instead of on the key note.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Demicadence" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: DEMICADENCE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An imperfect or half cadence, falling on the dominant instead of on the key note.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "DEMICADENCE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)