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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.
Dance to the rhythm of the music.
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A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
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A flow, repetition or regularity.
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.
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.
The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm
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A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
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.
The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy
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同義詞 :
meter;
metre;
prosody;
rhythm section;