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polyrhythm

noun — 3 senses

polyrhythm

noun

Etymology From poly- + rhythm.

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A rhythm or set of rhythms performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously, typically equally spaced in time and coprime.

3

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Music containing such a rhythm.

Derived terms
polyrhythmic

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.