Rhythm

['rɪð(ə)m] or ['rɪðəm]

Definition

(noun.) recurring at regular intervals.

(noun.) the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; 'the rhythm of Frost's poetry'.

(noun.) the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; 'the piece has a fast rhythm'; 'the conductor set the beat'.

Editor: Vlad--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like.

(n.) Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent.

(n.) A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables.

(n.) The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Periodical emphasis, regular or melodious movement, harmonious flow.

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Definition

n. flowing motion: metre: regular recurrence of accents: harmony of proportion: a measure or foot: (mus.) the regular succession of heavy and light accents: (phys.) the succession of alternate and opposite states.—adjs. Rhyth′mic -al having or pertaining to rhythm or metre.—adv. Rhyth′mically.—n. Rhyth′mics the science of rhythm.—v.t. and v.i. Rhyth′mise to subject to rhythm: to observe rhythm.—n. Rhyth′mist one who composes in rhythm.—adj. Rhythm′less destitute of rhythm.—ns. Rhythmom′eter an instrument for marking rhythms for music a metronome; Rhythmopœ′ia the art of composing rhythmically.

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Examples

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