Meanings
nounhalf cadence (plural half cadences)
plural half cadences
- entertainmenta cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad
Synonyms: demicadence
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad
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Translations
Icelandic hálfendir
- hálfendira cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad
Italian semicadenza
- semicadenzaa cadence that moves up from a tonic, supertonic, mediant, or subdominant chord to a dominant triad
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APA
half cadence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20cadence
MLA
“half cadence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20cadence. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half cadence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20cadence.
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