homorhythm

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noun

A style of music that has the same rhythm throughout.

OriginEnglish rhythm ← Latin rhythmus ← Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) →
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Meanings

nounhomorhythm (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA style of music that has the same rhythm throughout.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  10. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  11. Latinrhythmus
  12. Englishrhythm
  13. Englishhomorhythm

From homo- + rhythm.

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Translations

Italian omoritmia
  • omoritmiastyle of music
Cite this entry
APA

homorhythm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homorhythm

MLA

“homorhythm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homorhythm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homorhythm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homorhythm.

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