/ Dictionary / Index L Landini cadence: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Landi'ni ca'dence Pronunciation: [key] — Music. Music. a melodic cadential formula, associated esp. with the Ars Nova music of Francesco Landini, progressing from the tonic to the leading tone, then to the submediant and back to the tonic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Landini Landis Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arboreal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language