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The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
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Dance to the rhythm of the music.
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A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
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Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
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A flow, repetition or regularity.
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Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.
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The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
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We walked with a quick, even rhythm.
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The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
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The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm
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A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
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The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife
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Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
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The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy