rhythmic

English

WOTD – 22 May 2006

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *srew-
Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s
Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós
Ancient Greek ῥυθμός (rhuthmós)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Hellenic *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós)
Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
English rhythmic

    From Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós), from ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”) +‎ -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives), equivalent to rhythm +‎ -ic.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪð.mɪk/, /ˈɹɪð.mək/
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    Adjective

    rhythmic (comparative more rhythmic, superlative most rhythmic)

    1. Of or relating to rhythm.
      • 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 226:
        The Beshtian School, faithful to this concept of song, was characterized primarily by happy-sounding and rhythmic melodies.
    2. Characterized by rhythm.
    3. Written in verse, especially rhyming verse.
    4. With regular, repetitive motion or sound.

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