rhythm
rhythm Lexical Profile
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• noun
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound, especially in music, dance, or poetry.
"The drummer maintained a steady rhythm throughout the entire jazz performance."
A regularly recurring sequence of events, actions, or natural biological processes.
"Traveling across several time zones disrupted her normal circadian rhythm."
The harmonious correlation of parts or elements in a visual work of art or architecture that creates a sense of movement and order.
"The Repeating arches along the colonnade give the building a graceful visual rhythm."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Middle French and Latin rhythmus from Ancient Greek rhythmos ('measured flow or movement, proportion'), derived from the verb rhein ('to flow').
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