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eurythmy en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐρυθμία (euruthmía, “rhythmical order”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ῥυθμός (rhuthmós, “symmetry”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The harmony of features and proportion in architecture.
2. (countable, uncountable) Graceful body movements to the rhythm of spoken words and music.
   • For three weeks Lorde engages in a regime of rest, relaxation, eurhythmy, and active meditation. 1988 December 11, Cheryl Clarke, “Still Shouting Down The Silence”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 7:
3. (countable, uncountable) Healthy, normal beating of the pulse; eurhythmia.

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