rhythmopoeia

noun

rhyth·​mo·​poe·​ia

variants or rhythmopeia

ˌrit͟hməˈpē(y)ə

plural -s

: rhythmic composition or art

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin rhythmopoeia making of rhythm, from Greek rhythmopoiïa, from rhythmos rhythm + -poiïa making (from poiein to make)

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