Usually means: Resolving musical tension at closure.
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  1. cadential: Merriam-Webster
  2. cadential: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cadential: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. cadential: Collins English Dictionary
  5. cadential: Wordnik
  6. cadential: Wiktionary
  7. cadential: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. cadential: Dictionary.com
  9. cadential: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  Of or pertaining to cadence or a cadenza.

Similar:
cadiconic, cadmic, Caedmonic, chordal, caducean, cantatory, diapasonal, cadmiferous, cantillatory, chordophonic, more...

Types:
authentic, plagal, half, deceptive, imperfect, more...

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Similar:
cadiconic, cadmic, Caedmonic, chordal, caducean, cantatory, diapasonal, cadmiferous, cantillatory, chordophonic, more...

Types:
authentic, plagal, half, deceptive, imperfect, more...



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