Meanings
adjectivepolyrhythmical (comparative more polyrhythmical, superlative most polyrhythmical)
comparative more polyrhythmical · superlative most polyrhythmical
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
- Proto-Indo-European*srew-
- Proto-Indo-European*sru-dʰ-mo-s
- Proto-Hellenic*hrutʰmós
- Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
- Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
- Englishrhythmic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishrhythmical
- Englishpolyrhythmical
From poly- + rhythmical.
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polyrhythmical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyrhythmical
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