arhythmic

arhythmic

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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Hellenic *ə-
Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.
English a-
Proto-Indo-European *ser-?
Proto-Indo-European *srew-
Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s
Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós
Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós)
Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós)
English rhythmic
English arhythmic

    From a- + rhythmic.

    Adjective

    arhythmic (comparative more arhythmic, superlative most arhythmic)

    1. Having no rhythm.
      • 1997, Ian McEwan, Enduring Love, Vintage (1998), page 84:
        They hear the arhythmic tick of the hot water pipe contracting behind the bath.

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