Rhythm
Definition of Rhythm
| n. | 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. | (Mus.) 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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