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rhythmics

[rith -miks]
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noun (used with a singular verb)

the science of rhythm and rhythmic forms.

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Nearby words

  1. rhythmic,
  2. rhythmic gymnastics,
  3. rhythmical,
  4. rhythmically,
  5. rhythmicity,
  6. rhythmist,
  7. rhytidectomy,
  8. rhytidoplasty,
  9. rhytidosis,
  10. rhyton
Also rhythmic.

Origin of rhythmics

First recorded in 1860–65; rhythm + -ics

rhythmic

[rith -mik]

adjective

cadenced; rhythmical.

noun

rhythmics.

Origin of rhythmic

1595–1605; < Late Latin rhythmicus < Greek rhythmikós. See rhythm, -ic
Related formshy·per·rhyth·mic, adjectivenon·rhyth·mic, adjectivesem·i·rhyth·mic, adjectiveun·rhyth·mic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for rhythmics

rhythmics

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of rhythmic movement

rhythmic

rhythmical (ˈrɪðmɪkəl)

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by rhythm, as in movement or sound; metrical, periodic, or regularly recurring
Derived Formsrhythmically, adverbrhythmicity (rɪðˈmɪsɪtɪ), noun
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Word Origin and History for rhythmics

rhythmic

adj.

1560s, from French rhythmique or directly from Latin rhythmicus, from Greek rhythmikos, from rhythmos (see rhythm). Related: Rhythmical; rhythmically.

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