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Etymology edit

From Italian cadenza, from Latin *cadentia. Compare Russian каде́нция (kadéncija), Belarusian кадэ́нцыя (kadéncyja), Polish kadencja.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈdɛnʲt͡sʲijɐ]
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Noun edit

каде́нція (kadéncijaf inan (genitive каде́нції, nominative plural каде́нції, genitive plural каде́нцій)

  1. (music) cadenza
  2. (music) cadence (a progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music)
    Synonym: када́нс m (kadáns)
  3. (chiefly politics) term (duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length)
    президе́нтська каде́нціяprezydéntsʹka kadéncijapresidential term

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