

Definition of Rhythm


  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.
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Rhythm Translations

rhythm in Dutch is ritme
rhythm in Finnish is rytmi
rhythm in French is rythme
rhythm in German is Rhythmus
rhythm in Hungarian is ritmus
rhythm in Italian is ritmo
rhythm in Norwegian is rytme
rhythm in Portuguese is ritmo
rhythm in Spanish is ritmo
rhythm in Swedish is rytm