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polyrhythms

polyrhythms is the plural of polyrhythm.

Meaning of polyrhythm

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.

Questions about polyrhythms

What is polyrhythms the plural of?
Polyrhythms is the plural of polyrhythm.

Words near polyrhythms in the dictionary

  1. polyrhythm
  2. polyrhythmic
  3. polyrhythmical
  4. polyrhythmically
  5. polyrhythmicity
  6. polyrhythms
  7. polyribitol
  8. polyribo-
  9. polyribocytidylic
  10. polyriboinosinic
  11. polyribonucleotide

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