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plagal cadence en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A falling cadence in which a subdominant chord precedes the tonic; especially used in an ending Amen.
   • A fellow could rely on Market Street only so far, and then even that began to get discouraging, plagal cadences on parlor pianos, bright lights, and mirrors to the contrary notwithstanding. 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 230:

Forms

Relateds

deceptive cadence

Synonyms

amen cadence

Translations (4)

it cadenza plagale (cadence in which a subdominant chord precedes the tonic) · fr cadence plagale (cadence in which a subdominant chord precedes the tonic) · de plagale Kadenz (cadence in which a subdominant chord precedes the tonic) · is kirkjuendir (cadence in which a subdominant chord precedes the tonic)