polymetricaladj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈmɛtrᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈmɛtrək(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, metrical adj.¹

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + metrical adj.¹ Compare earlier polymetric adj. and later polymetre n.

Music and Prosody.

= polymetric adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm

well-modulated1721

zoppa1740

bright1872

polymetric1878

swinging1884

ragtime1896

ragtimey1901

polymetrical1908

foot-tapping1915

toe-tapping1929

swingy1933

sewing machine1934

rocking1935

ricky-tick1939

raggedy1949

ricky-ticky1949

beaty1956

square1958

polymetred1966

head-nodding1967

1908 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 29 198 From the fourth century to the fourteenth there is thus abundant evidence that the polymetrical aspect of the poems excited peculiar interest.

1947 W. Russell in R. de Toledano Frontiers of Jazz 60 The ability of Lux to create great swing and rhythmic effect from apparently so simple a polymetrical device.

1997 Guardian 7 Jan. i. 2/2 In such a space it was hard to tease out the polymetrical layers of Julian Anderson's Khovorod, with its virtuoso display of dance rhythms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polymetrical
释义	polymetricaladj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈmɛtrᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈmɛtrək(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, metrical adj.¹ Etymology: < poly- comb. form + metrical adj.¹ Compare earlier polymetric adj. and later polymetre n. Music and Prosody. = polymetric adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm well-modulated1721 zoppa1740 bright1872 polymetric1878 swinging1884 ragtime1896 ragtimey1901 polymetrical1908 foot-tapping1915 toe-tapping1929 swingy1933 sewing machine1934 rocking1935 ricky-tick1939 raggedy1949 ricky-ticky1949 beaty1956 square1958 polymetred1966 head-nodding1967 1908 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 29 198 From the fourth century to the fourteenth there is thus abundant evidence that the polymetrical aspect of the poems excited peculiar interest. 1947 W. Russell in R. de Toledano Frontiers of Jazz 60 The ability of Lux to create great swing and rhythmic effect from apparently so simple a polymetrical device. 1997 Guardian 7 Jan. i. 2/2 In such a space it was hard to tease out the polymetrical layers of Julian Anderson's Khovorod, with its virtuoso display of dance rhythms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1908
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