running rhythm
noun Prosody.
the usual English verse rhythm created by a succession of metrical feet each of which consists of a stressed syllable and one or two unstressed ones.
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Also called common rhythm.
Compare sprung rhythm.
Origin of running rhythm
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby running rhythm
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