rhythm
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rhythm
- /ˈɹɪð.əm/ Australia, Canada, US
- [ˈɹɪð.m̩] Australia, Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɪðəm
Where it comes from
First coined in 1557, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “any measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”), from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow, run, stream, gush”).
noun rhythms
- The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter. Dance to the rhythm of the music.
- A specifically defined pattern of such variation. Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
- A flow, repetition or regularity. Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.
- The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event. We walked with a quick, even rhythm.
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The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm
Similar: rhythm section
- A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process. The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife
- Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates. The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy
- A person's natural feeling for rhythm. That girl's got rhythm, watch her dance!
verb rhythms · rhythming · rhythmed
- To impart a (particular) rhythm to. The pamphlet, writes Muray, 'is the supremely affirmative form in which nothing can be turned around, rhythmed or played with in synonyms and rhymes'.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: round, beat, cycle, calendar method, rhythm method, musical rhythm, regular recurrence, speech rhythm, melody, tune, tempo, rhyme, pattern, concert, abreast, frequency
Translations
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noun variation of strong and weak elements of sounds over time
| Español | ritmo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 리듬 rideum |
| 日本語 | リズム rizumu |
| 中文 | 節奏 /节奏 jiézòu |
| हिन्दी | ताल tāl |
| Kiswahili | mahadhi |
| Português | ritmo |
| Français | rythme |
| Deutsch | Rhythmus |
| Italiano | ritmo |
| Ελληνικά | ρυθμός rythmós |
| Română | ritm |
| Русский | ритм ritm, такт takt |
| Tiếng Việt | nhịp điệu |
| العربية | إِيقَاع ʔiqāʕ |
| עברית | קֶצֶב kétsev |
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title = {rhythm},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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