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rhythm
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
rhythm
(noun)
rhythm and blues
(noun)
rhythm method
(noun)
rhythm section
(noun)
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rhythm
/
ˈ
rɪðəm/
noun
plural
rhythms
rhythm
/
ˈ
rɪðəm/
noun
plural
rhythms
Learner's definition of RHYTHM
1
:
a regular, repeated pattern of sounds or movements
[
count
]
The music has a fast/slow/steady
rhythm
. [=
beat
]
African/Caribbean
rhythms
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—
often +
of
the
rhythm of
the poetry
the
rhythm of
his breathing
the
rhythm of
the tides
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noncount
]
the composer's use of jazz
rhythm
He can't play/dance
in rhythm
. = He has no
sense of rhythm
. [=he cannot play/dance at the correct speed to stay with the rhythm of the music]
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count
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:
a regular, repeated pattern of events, changes, activities, etc.
She enjoyed the quiet
rhythms
of country life.
Travel can disrupt your body's daily/biological/circadian
rhythm
.
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