Word: demicadences
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
mi
ca
den
ces
Definition: Plural of demicadence. An imperfect or half cadence, falling on the dominant instead of on the keynote.
Morphemes:
Affix: demi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: half
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart; in two
Affix: medius
Language: la
Decoded: medius
Meaning: middle
Affix: cadence
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fall in inflection of a speaker’s voice, such as at the end of a sentence.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).