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ca·dent | \ ˈkā-dᵊnt 
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\Definition of cadent
1 archaic : being in the process of falling
with cadent tears fret channels in her cheeks— William Shakespeare
2 : having rhythmic cadence his cadent voice
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The first known use of cadent was in 1605
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