Added 9 October 2026
rhythm
/ˈɹɪð.əm/ noun
Latin root: rhythmus Coined: 1557 Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rhythm at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
Dance to the rhythm of the music.
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A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
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A flow, repetition or regularity.
Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.
verb
- To impart a (particular) rhythm to.
Origin
First coined in 1557, from Latin rhythmus, from Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “any measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”), from ῥέω (rhéō, “to flow, run, stream, gush”).
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