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    rhythm
    /ˈrɪð(ə)m/

    noun

    • 1. a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound: "Ruth listened to the rhythm of his breathing" Similar patternflowtemporegular features
    • 2. the measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables: "the rhythm, pattern, and cadence of words" Similar metremeasurepatternstress

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  2. a regularly repeated pattern of sounds or beats used in music, poems, and dances: [ C ] a jazz rhythm. [ U ] You need a sense of rhythm to be a good dancer. Rhythm is also a regular movement: [ C ] The rhythm of a boat rocking in the water lulled him to sleep. Rhythm is also a regular pattern of change:

  3. The meaning of RHYTHM is an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech. How to use rhythm in a sentence.

  4. Thebeatof music; the regular pattern of long and short notes. Certain kinds of music, such as blues or marches, have a very characteristic rhythm. Rhythm, harmony, and melody are elements of music.

  5. a regularly repeated pattern of sounds or beats used in music, poems, and dances: [ C ] a jazz rhythm. [ U ] You need a sense of rhythm to be a good dancer. Rhythm is also a regular movement: [ C ] The rhythm of a boat rocking in the water lulled him to sleep. Rhythm is also a regular pattern of change:

  6. a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements. to dance to the rhythm of the music. I listened to the steady rhythm of her breathing. music with a fast/slow/steady rhythm. I love these jazz rhythms. abnormal heart rhythms. in rhythm He can't seem to play in rhythm.

  7. A rhythm is a regular pattern of changes, for example changes in your body, in the seasons, or in the tides. Begin to listen to your own body rhythms. ...the seasonal rhythm of the agricultural year.

  8. Use the noun rhythm to refer to the regular pattern of something in a cycle or the beat in a song. In the summer, your life takes on a different rhythm than during the school year. Rhythm comes from the Greek rhythmos "measured movement, flow."