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polyrhythmic

pol·y·rhythm
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ee-rith-uh m]
    • /ˈpɒl iˌrɪð əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pol-ee-rith-uh m]
    • /ˈpɒl iˌrɪð əm/

Definitions of polyrhythmic word

  • noun polyrhythmic the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition. 1
  • adjective polyrhythmic of or relating to polyrhythm; characterized by different rhythms 0
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Origin of polyrhythmic

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; poly- + rhythm

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Parts of speech for Polyrhythmic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Polyrhythmic

polyrhythmic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Top questions with polyrhythmic

  • what is polyrhythmic?
  • what does polyrhythmic mean?
  • what is polyrhythmic music?

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