rhythmicity

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noun

The quality or state of having a rhythm

“Breathing typically has a high degree of rhythmicity.”

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

nounrhythmicity (usually uncountable, plural rhythmicities)

plural rhythmicities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality or state of having a rhythm

    Breathing typically has a high degree of rhythmicity.

Origin

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

From rhythmic + -ity.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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