AMEN CADENCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amen cadence mean? 

• AMEN CADENCE (noun)
  The noun AMEN CADENCE has 1 sense:

1. a cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic

  Familiarity information: AMEN CADENCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMEN CADENCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

amen cadence; plagal cadence

Hypernyms ("amen cadence" is a kind of...):

cadence (the close of a musical section)