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falling rhythm
noun
, Prosody.
- a rhythmic pattern created by the succession of metrical feet each of which is composed of one accented syllable followed by one or more unaccented syllables.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of falling rhythm1
First recorded in 1915–20
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