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  1. 1. n. In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. The harmonious flow of vocal sounds. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. recurring at regular intervals Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern Source: wordnet
  11. 11. 1. In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents, etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry, the dance, or the like. 2. (Mus.) Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry of movement and accent. Moore (Encyc. ) 3. A division of lines into short portions by a regular succession of arses and theses, or percussions and remissions of voice on words or syllables. 4. The harmonious flow of vocal sounds. Source: webster
  12. 12. Movement in musical time, with periodical recurrence of accent;the measured beat or pulse which marks the character and expressionof the music; symmetry of movement and accent. Moore (Encyc. ) Source: adambom

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