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plagal cadence

pla·gal ca·dence
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pley-guh l keyd-ns]
    • /ˈpleɪ gəl ˈkeɪd ns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pley-guh l keyd-ns]
    • /ˈpleɪ gəl ˈkeɪd ns/

Definition of plagal cadence words

  • noun plagal cadence a cadence in which the chord of the tonic is preceded by that of the subdominant. 1
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Origin of plagal cadence

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Plagal cadence

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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plagal cadence popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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