adj
Meaning 1
rhythmic
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rhythmical
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/ˈɹɪð.mɪ.kəl/
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/ˈɹɪð.mɪ.kl̩/
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adjective
Meaning 2
recurring with measured regularity- John Galsworthy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the rhythmic chiming of church bells
- rhythmical prose
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rhythmic
Antonyms: unrhythmical
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dh-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hruthmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) English rhythmic English -al English rhythmical From rhythmic + -al.