el

masculine

/ˈritmo/

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Translation

rhythm, pace

Word origin

From Latin rhythmus, from Greek rhythmos ('measured flow, rhythm'), from rhein ('to flow'). It means 'rhythm'.

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

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralritmos

Examples

I like the rhythm of this song.

The girl is dancing to the rhythm of the music.

My brother works at a very fast pace.

I cannot keep up with the pace of the class.

The rhythm of the heart changed that night.

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This word is part of lesson 33.