Etymology

eurythmy

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Today it means: The harmony of features and proportion in architecture. Full definition →

Ancient Greek εὐρυθμία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromεὐρυθμία“rhythmical order”
  2. English todayeurythmy

From Ancient Greek εὐρυθμία (euruthmía, “rhythmical order”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “symmetry”).

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