English Explanatory Dictionary

polyrhythm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
  2. A rhythm or set of rhythms performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously, typically equally spaced in time and coprime.
  3. Music containing such a rhythm.

Word forms

polyrhythm polyrhythms poly-rhythm

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- 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 polyrhythm From poly- + rhythm.

Derived words

polyrhythmic
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