Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C Cite cadenza: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ca•den•za Pronunciation: (ku-den'zu), [key] ? n. Music. an elaborate flourish or showy solo passage, sometimes improvised, introduced near the end of an aria or a movement of a concerto. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cadenza (Thesaurus) cadential cadet TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. February 2021 Current Events: US News The Berlin Conference and the Partition of Africa The Implied Powers of Congress The Women's March on Versailles Keeping Your Brain Active in a COVID-19 World The Manchu Related Content Daily Word Quiz: obscurant Analogy of the Day: Today?s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language