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Pronunciation : Rhythm
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. rhythme, rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. GR. Stream.]
Definition : 1. In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like.

2. (Mus.)

Defn: Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent. Moore (Encyc. )

3. A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables.

4. The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913