panrhythmic

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adjective

Involving all kinds of rhythm.

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

adjectivepanrhythmic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableInvolving all kinds of rhythm.

    He is among the most abstract, and yet at the same time cogent, performers and composers of new music; tonight, his compact strokes and broad sweep will be joined by the towering virtuosity of reedman Douglas Ewart and the panrhythmic pulse of drummer Hamid Drake.

    1988 May 13, Neil Tesser, “Leo Smith/Paul Smoker Trio”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ph₂énts?
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pánts
  4. Ancient Greekπᾶς (pâs)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰν- (păn-)
  6. Englishpan-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
  10. Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
  11. Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
  12. Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
  13. Englishrhythmic
  14. Englishpanrhythmic

From pan- + rhythmic.

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APA

panrhythmic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panrhythmic

MLA

“panrhythmic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panrhythmic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panrhythmic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panrhythmic.

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