rhythm
rhythm or rhyth.mi.cal \'rith-*m\ \'rith-mik\ \-m*-k*l\ \-mi-k(*-)le-\ n
[MF & L; MF rhythme, fr. L rhythmus, fr. Gk rhythmos, fr. ]rhein to flow -
more at STREAM 1a: an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak
elements in the flo w of sound and silence in speech 1b: a particular
example or form of rhythm {iambic ~} 2a: the aspect of music comprising
all the elements (as accent, meter) that relate to forward movement 2b: a
characteristic rhythmic pattern {rumba ~}; also : (MMETER 2c: the group of
instruments in a band supplying the rhythm 3a: movement or fluctuation
marked by the regular recurrence or natural flo w of related elements 3b:
the repetition in a literary work of phrase, incident, character type, or
symbol 4: a regularly recurrent quantitative change in a variable
biological proce ss 5: the effect created by the elements in a play, movie,
or novel that relat e to the temporal development of the action -
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