autorhythmic

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adjective

That generates its own rhythm

OriginEnglish rhythmic ← Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) ← Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós →
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Meanings

adjectiveautorhythmic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat generates its own rhythm

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
autorhythmical

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Englishauto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  11. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  13. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  14. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  15. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  16. Englishrhythmic
  17. Englishautorhythmic

From auto- + rhythmic.

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APA

autorhythmic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autorhythmic

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“autorhythmic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autorhythmic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autorhythmic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autorhythmic.

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