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catalexis vs cadence

cadence vs catalexis

catalexis and cadence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
catalexis Yes No No No
cadence Yes No No No
As nouns, cadence is a hypernym of catalexis; that is, cadence is a word with a broader meaning than catalexis:
  • catalexis: the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse
  • cadence: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Other hypernyms of catalexis include beat, measure, meter, metre.
catalexis (noun) cadence (noun)
the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse a recurrent rhythmical series
the close of a musical section
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Difference between catalexis and cadence

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