Meanings
adverbpolyrhythmically (comparative more polyrhythmically, superlative most polyrhythmically)
comparative more polyrhythmically · superlative most polyrhythmically
- In a polyrhythmic manner; by the use of polyrhythm
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)
- Latinrhythmus
- Englishrhythm
- Englishpolyrhythm
- Englishpolyrhythmic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishpoly-
- Ancient Greekῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
- Ancient Greekῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
- Englishrhythmic
- Englishrhythmical
- Englishpolyrhythmical
- Englishpolyrhythmically
From polyrhythmic + -ally, or from polyrhythmical + -ly.
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APA
polyrhythmically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyrhythmically
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“polyrhythmically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyrhythmically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyrhythmically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyrhythmically.
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