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rhythms

rhythm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rith -uh m]
    • /ˈrɪð əm/
    • /ˈrɪð.əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rith -uh m]
    • /ˈrɪð əm/

Definitions of rhythms word

  • noun rhythms movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like. 1
  • noun rhythms 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 rhythms measured movement, as in dancing. 1
  • noun rhythms 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 rhythms 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 rhythms Prosody. metrical or rhythmical form; meter; cadence. a particular kind of metrical form. metrical movement. 1

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Origin of rhythms

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
1550-60; < Latin rhythmus < Greek rhythmós; compare rheîn to flow

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rhythms

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rhythms 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".

rhythms usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rhythms

noun rhythms

Top questions with rhythms

  • how to count rhythms?
  • what are circadian rhythms?
  • when marimba rhythms start to play?

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