| NOUN | communication | rhythm, beat, musical rhythm | the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music |
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| attribute | rhythm, regular recurrence | recurring at regular intervals | |
| time | rhythm, cycle, round | an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs | |
| communication | rhythm, speech rhythm | the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements | |
| act | rhythm, rhythm method of birth control, rhythm method, calendar method of birth control, calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) |
| Sounds | rih'dhahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music. | |
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| Example | "the piece has a fast rhythm" | |
| Synonyms | beat, musical rhythm | |
| Narrower | backbeat | A loud steady beat |
| downbeat | The first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward) | |
| syncopation | A musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat | |
| upbeat, offbeat | An unaccented / unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) | |
| Broader | musical time | (music) the beat of musical rhythm |
| Spanish | cadencia, compás, ritmo | |
| Catalan | cadència, compàs, ritme | |
| Meaning | recurring at regular intervals. | |
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| Synonym | regular recurrence | |
| Narrower | cardiac rhythm, heart rhythm | The rhythm of a beating heart |
| Broader | cyclicity, periodicity | The quality of recurring at regular intervals |
| Spanish | ritmo | |
| Catalan | ritme | |
| Adjectives | rhythmical, rhythmic | recurring with measured regularity |
| Meaning | An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs. | |
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| Synonyms | cycle, round | |
| Parts | phase, phase angle | A particular point in the time of a cycle |
| Broader | time interval, interval | A definite length of time marked off by two instants |
| Spanish | ciclo | |
| Catalan | cicle | |
| Adjectives | rhythmic | recurring with measured regularity |
| Meaning | The arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements. | |
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| Example | "the rhythm of Frost's poetry" | |
| Synonym | speech rhythm | |
| Broader | prosody, inflection | The patterns of stress and intonation in a language |
| template, templet, guide | A model or standard for making comparisons | |
| Spanish | ritmo | |
| Catalan | ritme | |
| Meaning | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle). | |
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| Synonyms | rhythm method of birth control, rhythm method, calendar method of birth control, calendar method | |
| Broader | natural family planning | Any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs |
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