rhythm
English
/ˈɹɪ.ð(ə)m/, /ˈɹɪ.θ(ə)m/
noun
Definitions
- The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
- A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
- A flow, repetition or regularity.
- The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
- The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
- A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
- Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
Etymology
Derived from Latin rhythmus (rhythm) derived from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhythm, symmetry, any measured flow movement, measured flow movement, measure).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ῥυθμός
Gloss
rhythm, symmetry, any measured flow movement, measured flow movement, measure
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- biorhythm English
- biorhythmic English
- biorhythmics English
- counterrhythm English
- genetic English
- homorhythm English
- isorhythm English
- polyrhythm English
- polyrhythmic English
- rhythmal English
- rhythmed English
- rhythmer English
- rhythmic English
- rhythmics English
- rhythming English
- rhythmise English
- rhythmist English
- rhythmite English
- rhythmize English
- rhythmless English
- rhythmlessly English
- rhythmlessness English
- rhythmogenetic English
- rhythmometer English
- rhythmus English
- theta English
- theta rhythm English
- rhythmus Latin
- Isorhythmik German
- ritmus Hungarian
- ritmo Italian
- ritme Dutch, Flemish
- rythme French
- ритм Russian
- ritmo Spanish, Castilian
- ἄρρυθμος Ancient Greek
- ῥυθμός Ancient Greek
- ῥῠθμός Ancient Greek
- *sru-dʰmos Proto-Indo-European
- rytme Norwegian Bokmål
- ritmo Portuguese
- rítmico Portuguese
- rytm Swedish
- rytm Polish
- rytme Norwegian Nynorsk
- rime Old French
- ritmo Esperanto
- ritmo Galician
- *rīm Frankish
- rithimm Middle Irish