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| 1. | [ noun ] (music) the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music | |
| Synonyms: | beat musical_rhythm | |
| Examples: | "the piece has a fast rhythm" "the conductor set the beat" |
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| Related terms: | musical_time backbeat upbeat downbeat syncopation beat beat beat | |
| 2. | [ noun ] recurring at regular intervals | |
| Synonyms: | regular_recurrence | |
| Related terms: | cyclicity cardiac_rhythm | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs | |
| Synonyms: | cycle round | |
| Examples: | "the neverending cycle of the seasons" |
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| Related terms: | time_interval phase cycle | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (verse,rhetoric) the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements | |
| Synonyms: | speech_rhythm | |
| Examples: | "the rhythm of Frost's poetry" |
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| Related terms: | prosody template | |
| 5. | [ noun ] natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) | |
| Synonyms: | rhythm_method calendar_method calendar_method_of_birth_control rhythm_method_of_birth_control | |
| Related terms: | birth_control natural_family_planning | |
| Similar spelling: |
rhyton Rhoton Rhoten |
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