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- [rith -uh m]
- /ˈrɪð əm/
- /ˈrɪðəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rith -uh m]
- /ˈrɪð əm/
Definitions of rhythm word
- noun rhythm movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like. 1
- noun rhythm Music. the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by the occurrence of strong and weak melodic and harmonic beats. a particular form of this: duple rhythm; triple rhythm. 1
- noun rhythm measured movement, as in dancing. 1
- noun rhythm Art, Literature. a patterned repetition of a motif, formal element, etc., at regular or irregular intervals in the same or a modified form. 1
- noun rhythm the effect produced in a play, film, novel, etc., by the combination or arrangement of formal elements, as length of scenes, speech and description, timing, or recurrent themes, to create movement, tension, and emotional value in the development of the plot. 1
- noun rhythm Prosody. metrical or rhythmical form; meter; cadence. a particular kind of metrical form. metrical movement. 1
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Origin of rhythm
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; < Latin rhythmus < Greek rhythmós; compare rheîn to flow
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Parts of speech for Rhythm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rhythm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rhythm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rhythm
noun rhythm
- aeon — An aeon is an extremely long period of time.
- alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
- atticism — the idiom or character of the Attic dialect of Ancient Greek, esp in the Hellenistic period
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- broken record — (Idiomatic) Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance.
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