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cross-rhythm

cross-rhythm noun: synonym of cross-beat.

Noun

cross-rhythm (plural cross-rhythms)

  1. Synonym of cross-beat.
    Synonyms:
    cross-beat

Synonyms of cross-rhythm

Forms of cross-rhythm

pluralcross-rhythms

Origin of cross-rhythm

From cross- + rhythm, introduced in 1934 by the musicologist Arthur Morris Jones (1889–1980).

Questions about cross-rhythm

What does cross-rhythm mean?
Cross-rhythm means synonym of cross-beat.
What part of speech is cross-rhythm?
Cross-rhythm is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-rhythm?
The plural of cross-rhythm is cross-rhythms.

Words near cross-rhythm in the dictionary

  1. cross-referred
  2. cross-referring
  3. cross-refers
  4. cross-resistance
  5. cross-resistances
  6. cross-rhythm
  7. cross-rhythms
  8. cross-river
  9. cross-row
  10. cross-rows
  11. cross-ruff

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