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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3420 COCA: 3280
1
a
: an ordered recurrent alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence in speech
b
: a particular example or form of rhythm
iambic rhythm
2
a
: the aspect of music comprising all the elements (such as accent, meter, and tempo) that relate to forward movement
b
: a characteristic rhythmic pattern
rumba rhythm
c
: the group of instruments in a band supplying the rhythm

called also rhythm section

3
a
: movement, fluctuation, or variation marked by the regular recurrence or natural flow of related elements
the rhythms of country life
b
: the repetition in a literary work of phrase, incident, character type, or symbol
4
: a regularly recurrent quantitative change in a variable biological process
a circadian rhythm
compare biorhythm
5
: the effect created by the elements in a play, movie, or novel that relate to the temporal development of the action
6

Example Sentences

Jets that cross time zones in a day play havoc with the natural rhythms acquired through evolution. Nancy Shelton, Skeptical Inquirer, May/June 1996 They shattered punk orthodoxy with radical politics and jagged rhythms, their rage captured in brutally succinct outbursts. Matt Diehl, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 1994 I would even say that when the bouncy style is not an attempt to dazzle the reader, or one's self, but to incorporate into American literary prose the rhythms, nuances, and emphases of urban and immigrant speech, the result can sometimes be a language of new and rich emotional subtleties … Philip Roth, Reading Myself and Others, 1975 She walked as Doctor Reefy thought he had never seen anyone walk before. To her whole body there was a swing, a rhythm that intoxicated him. Sherwood Anderson, Winesburg, Ohio, 1919 At that the others began to gibber in unison, also rising to their feet, spreading their hands and swaying their bodies in rhythm with their chant. H. G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau, 1896 the composer's use of jazz rhythm She enjoyed the quiet rhythms of country life. Travel can disrupt your body's daily rhythm. See More
Recent Examples on the Web This could be a good day for Brissett to get in the same football rhythm with Amari Cooper and tight end David Njoku. Terry Pluto, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022 Thorne, meanwhile, found a rhythm on the fourth chance. Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 18 Sep. 2022 The offensive line doesn't give Thompson a chance to create a rhythm. Eric Olson, ajc, 17 Sep. 2022 And then there was the offensive, which seemed to have found a rhythm with quarterback Malik Cunningham producing 370 total yards and three touchdowns, two of which came on runs of 8 and 18 yards. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2022 Crowds greeted the cortege with applause that was almost drowned out by a band of Royal Marines and their drums beating the slow marching rhythm. Patrick Smith, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022 Black musicians would improvise a swing rhythm over the songs made popular by the likes of Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and George Gershwin to play for their audiences. Crystal B. Shepeard, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2022 Yes, this is a real, honest-to-God soul singer: no autotune effects, no flattening croon that approximates laptop software, no double-time rhythm meant to approximate a rapper’s inflections. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2022 With some help from two 49ers penalties, the Bears offense found a rhythm on the next drive to set up Fields’ 18-yard touchdown pass to St. Brown. Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French & Latin; Middle French rhythme, from Latin rhythmus, from Greek rhythmos, probably from rhein to flow — more at stream

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of rhythm was in 1560

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