plagal cadence

NOUN /pleɪɡəl_'keɪdəns/

14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

plagal cadence is a valid 14-letter word worth 21 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

P3L1A1G2A1L1C3A1D2E1N1C3E1

3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 =21 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 42TRIPLE WORD → 63

MEANING

What does plagal cadence mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE

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

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