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polyrhythm

polyrhythm

See also: poly-rhythm

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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.

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