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Added 9 October 2026

rhythmic

/ˈɹɪð.mɪk/ adjective

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rhythmic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Recurring with measured regularity.
the rhythmic chiming of church bells

Origin

From Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós), from ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “measured flow or movement, symmetry, rhythm”) + -ικός (-ikós, suffix forming adjectives), equivalent to rhythm + -ic.

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