"half cadence" meaning in All languages combined

See half cadence on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: half cadences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} half cadence (plural half cadences)
  1. (music) a cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad Categories (topical): Music Translations (a cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad): hálfendir [masculine] (Icelandic), semicadenza [feminine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-half_cadence-en-noun-Gydh0V1i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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