duple rhythm

noun Prosody.

a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of disyllabic feet.

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Nearby words

dupe, dupery, dupion, duplation, duple, duple rhythm, duple time, dupleix, dupleix, joseph françois, duplessis-mornay, duplet

Origin of duple rhythm

First recorded in 1880–85

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