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1. The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
Dance to the rhythm of the music.
2. A specifically defined pattern of such variation.
Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry
3. A flow, repetition or regularity.
Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.
4. The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.
We walked with a quick, even rhythm.
5. The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.
The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm
6. A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.
The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife
7. Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.
The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy