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rhythmics

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

the science of rhythm and rhythmic forms.

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Also rhythmic.

Origin of rhythmics

First recorded in 1860–65; rhythm + -ics

Words nearby rhythmics

rhythm band, rhythmic, rhythmical, rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmicity, rhythmics, rhythmist, rhythm method, rhythm section, rhythm stick, rhytidectomy
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Example sentences from the Web for rhythmics

  • What right have people to sing who know nothing about rhythmics, melodies, dynamics?

    Around The Tea-Table|T. De Witt Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for rhythmics

rhythmics
/ (ˈrɪðmɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the study of rhythmic movement
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