English Explanatory Dictionary

microrhythm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Minute, barely-perceptible variation in timing of musical events that contribute to expressivity.

Word forms

microrhythm

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)bor. Latin rhythmusder. English rhythm English microrhythm From micro- + rhythm.

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