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rhythmic (iou)



rhythmic adjective & noun. E17.
[Fr rhythmique or Latin rhythmicus from Greek rhuthmikos, from rhuthmos RHYTHM: see -IC. Cf. earlier RHYTHMICAL.]
A. adjective.
Of or pertaining to rhythm. E17.
a. Of language, verse, music, etc.: characterized by rhythm, having a pleasant or flowing rhythm. M17.
G. M. Fraser It was a slow, rhythmic, rather graceful dance.
b. Of a movement, sound, event, etc.: having a marked or recurrent pattern, regularly occurring. M19.
L. T. C. Rolt The rhythmic tread of..troops marching over the Broughton bridge.
Geology & Physical Geography. Exhibiting or characterized by a spatial rhythm or periodic alternation. E20.
b. noun. The science or theory of rhythm. Now rare. E17.