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rhythmic

[rith-mik]

adjective

cadenced; rhythmical.

noun

rhythmics.

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Origin:
1595–1605; < Late Latin rhythmicus < Greek rhythmikós. See rhythm, -ic

Related forms

hy·per·rhyth·mic, adjective

non·rhyth·mic, adjective

sem·i·rhyth·mic, adjective

un·rhyth·mic, adjective

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rhythmic or rhythmical (ˈrɪðmɪk, ˈrɪðmɪk^əl)

—*adj*
	of, relating to, or characterized by rhythm, as in movement or sound; metrical, periodic, or regularly recurring

rhythmical or rhythmical

—*adj*

'rhythmically or rhythmical

—*adv*

rhythmicity or rhythmical

—n

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