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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
The use of the rhythmic conflict found in polyrhythms as the basis of an entire musical work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: cross-rhythm
Antonyms: none provided
History
From cross- + beat.
