ritmo

Definitions of ritmo
  1. noun
    the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
    synonyms: cadenza, movimento, tempo
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    types:
    sincope
    a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
  2. noun
    (prosody) a system of versification
    synonyms: metrica, prosodia, versificazione
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    types:
    metro
    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    scansione
    analysis of verse into metrical patterns
    type of:
    verseggiatura
    the form or metrical composition of a poem
  3. noun
    recurring at regular intervals
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    type of:
    periodicità
    the quality of recurring at regular intervals
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