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English to English noun
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the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music |  | Example: the piece has a fast rhythm
the conductor set the beat
source: wordnet30
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recurring at regular intervals | | source: wordnet30
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an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs | | Example: the never-ending cycle of the seasons
source: wordnet30
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the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements | | Example: the rhythm of Frost's poetry
source: wordnet30
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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: wordnet30
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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: webster1913
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