| Rhythm (rhythm) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Rhythm |
| [F. rhythme,
rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. Gr. (?)(?)(?) measured motion,
measure, proportion, fr. "rei^n to flow. See
Stream.] |
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.
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.
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.
The harmonious flow of vocal
sounds.
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