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- [rith -uh m]
- /ˈrɪð əm/
- /ˈrɪð.əm/
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rhythms
noun rhythms
- accents — Plural form of accent.
- beats — Plural form of beat.
- cadences — Plural form of cadence.
- classicisms — Plural form of classicism.
- compositions — Plural form of composition.
Top questions with rhythms
- how to count rhythms?
- what are circadian rhythms?
- when marimba rhythms start to play?
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