cadenza
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cadenza
- /kəˈdɛnzə/
- [kʰəˈdɛnzə]
- /kəˈdɪnzə/ pin pen merger
- [kʰəˈdɪ̟nzə] pin pen merger
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian cadenza, from Latin cadentia. Doublet of cadence and chance.
noun cadenzas · cadenze
- A part of a piece of music, such as a concerto, that is very decorative and is played by a single musician. Yes, laugh, as I want to laugh for instance in the concert hall when the orchestra trundles to a stop and the virtuoso at his piano, hunched like a demented vet before the bared teeth of this enormous black beast of sound, lifts up deliquescent hands and prepares to plunge into the cadenza.
verb cadenzas · cadenzaing · cadenzaed
- To become agitated or excited.
Translations
Talk about this word "cadenza." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cadenza. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cadenza. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cadenza "cadenza." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cadenza.Cite this
@misc{cadenza_2026,
title = {cadenza},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cadenza},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
