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rhythm n. [
beat, musical rhythm] the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
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rhythm n. [
regular recurrence] recurring at regular intervals
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rhythm n. [
cycle, round] an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
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rhythm n. [
speech rhythm] the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"
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rhythm n. [
rhythm method of birth control, rhythm method, calendar method of birth control, calendar method] natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
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