counterrhythm

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

counter- +‎ rhythm

Noun[edit]

counterrhythm (plural counterrhythms)

  1. A rhythm that complements another rhythm.
    • 2007 July 30, Kelefa Sanneh, “This Hip-Hop Future Looks Like Yesterday”, in New York Times[1]:
      Sometimes he amplifies the bass line by doubling it; sometimes he adds scabrous counterrhythms and countermelodies; sometimes he just makes cool noises.

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