panrhythmic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *sru-dʰ-mo-s Proto-Hellenic *hrutʰmós Ancient Greek ῥῠθμός (rhŭthmós) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ῥυθμικός (rhuthmikós) English rhythmic English panrhythmic From pan- + rhythmic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Involving all kinds of rhythm.
He is among the most abstract, and yet at the same time cogent, performers and composers of new music; tonight, his compact strokes and broad sweep will be joined by the towering virtuosity of reedman Douglas Ewart and the panrhythmic pulse of drummer Hamid Drake.
1988 May 13, Neil Tesser, “Leo Smith/Paul Smoker Trio”, in Chicago Reader: