- polyrhythm
- noun Date: 1929 the simultaneous combination of contrasting rhythms in music • polyrhythmic adjective • polyrhythmically adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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polyrhythm — noun Multiple rhythmic elements being performed simultaneously … Wiktionary
polyrhythm — noun Music the use of two or more different rhythms simultaneously. Derivatives polyrhythmic adjective … English new terms dictionary
polyrhythm — poly·rhythm … English syllables
polyrhythm — pol•y•rhythm [[t]ˈpɒl iˌrɪð əm[/t]] n. mad the simultaneous juxtaposition of two or more contrasting rhythms in music pol y•rhyth′mic, adj … From formal English to slang
