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rhythmic
What does rhythmic mean?
rhythmic (adjective): recurring with measured regularity.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce rhythmic?
/ˈɹɪðmɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rhythmic come from?
From Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós), from ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives), equivalent to rhythm + -ic.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to rhythmic
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “rhythmic” mean?
recurring with measured regularity
Right! That's what “rhythmic” means.
lacking in liveliness or animation
Not quite: that's what dull means.
extremely good; excellent, amazing
Not quite: that's what terrific means.
intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy
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