POLYRHYTHM

Meaning of POLYRHYTHM in English

noun Date: 1929 the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in music, ~ic adjective ~ically adverb

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POLYRHYTHM — |pälē, -lə̇+ noun Etymology: poly- + rhythm : the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in a musical composition
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POLYRHYTHM — — polyrhythmic , adj. — polyrhythmically , adv. /pol"ee ridh'euhm/ , n. Music. the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POLYRHYTHM — noun Date: 1929 : the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in music • poly·rhyth·mic ˌpä-lē-ˈrith-mik adjective • poly·rhyth·mi·cal·ly -mi-k(ə-)lē adverb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POLYRHYTHM — ■ noun Music the use of two or more different rhythms simultaneously. Derivatives ~ic adjective
Concise Oxford English vocab
POLYRHYTHM — [poly.rhythm] n (1929): the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in music -- poly.rhyth.mic adj -- poly.rhyth.mi.cal.ly adv
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POLYRHYTHM — also called Cross-rhythm, the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in a musical composition. Rhythmic conflicts, or cross-rhythms, may occur within …
Britannica English vocabulary
POLYRHYTHM — n. Pronunciation: ' pä-l ē - ˌ ri- th ə m Function: noun Date: 1929 : the simultaneous combination of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
POLYRHYTHMICALLY — adverb see: polyrhythm
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POLYRHYTHMIC — adjective see: polyrhythm
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POLYRHYTHMICALLY — see polyrhythm
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POLYRHYTHMIC — see polyrhythm
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CARTER, ELLIOTT (COOK, JR.) — born Dec. 11, 1908, New York City American composer whose erudite style and novel principles of polyrhythm, called metrical modulation, …
Britannica English vocabulary

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