n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-l ē - ˌ ri- th ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1929
: the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in music
– poly · rhyth · mic \ ˌ pä-l ē - ' ri th -mik \ adjective
– poly · rhyth · mi · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-l ē - ˌ ri- th ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1929
: the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in music
– poly · rhyth · mic \ ˌ pä-l ē - ' ri th -mik \ adjective
– poly · rhyth · mi · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012