Definition of cadences:
(n) :
Balanced, rhythmic flow.
(n) :
The measure or beat of movement.
(n) :
The general inflection or modulation of the voice, or of any sound.
(n) :
(speech) A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
(n) :
(music) A progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation.
(n) :
(music) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy.