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masculine

/ʁitm/

#2013 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

rhythm, pace, beat

Word origin

From Latin rhythmus, from Greek rhuthmos ('measured flow, regular movement'), related to rhein ('to flow'). English 'rhythm' and 'rhyme' both descend from it.

Origin: Greek
Root: rhuthmos
English cognates: rhythm, rhyme

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralrythmes

Examples

I really like the rhythm of the song.

He walks at a very slow pace.

The pace of city life is too fast for her.

His heart was beating at a normal rate.

We lost the beat after the break.

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This word is part of lesson 41.