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rhythm - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rhythm' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rhythm [ n.]
- In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like.
- Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent.
- A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables.
- The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.

Meaning of 'rhythm' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rhythm [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
Example in sentence:
  • the conductor set the beat;
  • the piece has a fast rhythm
Meaning (2):
- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
Example in sentence:
  • the never-ending cycle of the seasons
Meaning (3):
- the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
Example in sentence:
  • the rhythm of Frost's poetry