polyrhythm

See also: poly-rhythm

English

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Etymology

poly- +‎ rhythm

Noun

polyrhythm (countable and uncountable, plural polyrhythms)

  1. (uncountable, music) Music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
  2. (countable, music) A rhythm performed as part of a piece of music with multiple rhythmic elements played simultaneously.
  3. (countable, music) Music containing two or more conflicting pulses.

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