rhythmicsn.
/ˈrɪðmɪks/, U.S. /ˈrɪðmɪks/ The theory of rhythm (esp. in music); = rhythmic n.
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1833 Mirror 22 268/1 I am this day a learned man, not unpractised either in scholastics, poetics, or rhythmics, nor even in hermetics.
1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Rhythmics, the department of musical science which treats of the length of sounds.
1891 Cent. Dict. Thesis... In musical rhythmics, a heavy accent, such as in beating time is marked by a down-beat.
1927 Elem. School Jrnl. 27 650 The group teachers for the five classes and special teachers in the crafts, in music, in rhythmics, folk dances, and dramatics will come from several year-round experimental schools.
1991 Music & Lett. 72 73 The ratio 4:3 rejected in his rhythmics, has a proper role in harmonics as do the other two (2:1, 3:2, 4:3 are the ratios of the primary concords, octave, fifth and fourth).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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