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  • 31eurhythmic — eurythmically, adv. /yoo ridh mik, yeuh /, adj. 1. characterized by a pleasing rhythm; harmoniously ordered or proportioned. 2. of or pertaining to eurhythmics. Also, eurythmic, eurhythmical, eurythmical. [1825 35; EURHYTHM(Y) + IC] * * * …

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  • 32eurhythmics — /yoo ridh miks, yeuh /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) the art of interpreting in bodily movements the rhythm of musical compositions: applied to a method invented by Emile Jaques Dalcroze, a Swiss composer, aiming to develop the sense of… …

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  • 33eurhythmy — /yoo ridh mee, yeuh /, n. rhythmical movement or order; harmonious motion or proportion. Also, eurythmy. [1615 25; < L eurythmia < Gk eurythmía good proportion, gracefulness. See EU , RHYTHM, Y3] * * * …

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  • 34eurythmic — eurythmically, adv. /yoo ridh mik, yeuh /, adj. eurhythmic. Also, eurythmical. * * * …

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  • 35eurythmics — /yoo ridh miks, yeuh /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) eurhythmics. * * * Method of musical training for young children. Eurythmics was developed by Swiss musician Émile Jaques Dalcroze in the early years of the 20th century. It called for&#8230; …

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  • 36eurythmy — /yoo ridh mee, yeuh /, n. eurhythmy. * * * …

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  • 37isarithm — /uy seuh ridh euhm/, n. isopleth. [IS + arithm, as in LOGARITHM] * * * …

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  • 38isorhythm — isorhythmic, adj. isorhythmically, adv. /uy seuh ridh euhm/, n. Music. a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition. [1950 55; …

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  • 39larithmics — larithmic, adj. /leuh ridh miks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the study of quantitative relations in population aggregates. [ < Gk la(ós) people + (a)rithm(ós) number + ICS] * * * …

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  • 40logarithm — /law geuh ridh euhm, rith , log euh /, n. Math. the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100). [1605 15; < NL logarithmus < Gk lóg(os) LOG +&#8230; …

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