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Meaning of deceptive cadence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

a falling cadence in which the ear expects a dominant chord to resolve to the tonic, but it resolves to something else (usually a submediant chord) instead.

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Equivalents

Deutsch Trugschluss
Suomi harhalopuke
Français cadence rompue

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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