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polyrhythm

polyrhythm noun: music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.

Noun

polyrhythm (countable and uncountable, plural polyrhythms)

  1. (uncountable) Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
  2. (countable) A rhythm or set of rhythms performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously, typically equally spaced in time and coprime.
  3. (countable) Music containing such a rhythm.

Forms of polyrhythm

pluralpolyrhythms
alternative formpoly-rhythm

Origin of polyrhythm

From poly- + rhythm.

Words formed from polyrhythm

Questions about polyrhythm

What does polyrhythm mean?
Polyrhythm means music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
What part of speech is polyrhythm?
Polyrhythm is a noun.
What is the plural of polyrhythm?
The plural of polyrhythm is polyrhythms.

Words near polyrhythm in the dictionary

  1. polyresin
  2. polyresins
  3. polyresistance
  4. polyresistant
  5. polyrhizal
  6. polyrhythm
  7. polyrhythmic
  8. polyrhythmical
  9. polyrhythmically
  10. polyrhythmicity
  11. polyrhythms

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