isorhythmic

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adjective

Pertaining to or using isorhythm.

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

adjectiveisorhythmic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentPertaining to or using isorhythm.
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesIn ancient prosody, equal in the number of times for thesis and arsis, as a dactyl and anapest.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  6. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  7. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  8. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  9. Englishrhythmic
  10. Englishisorhythmic

From iso- + rhythmic.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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