polymetricadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈmɛtrɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, metric n.¹

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + metric n.¹ Compare later polymetre n.

Music and Prosody.

Using or combining two or more metres, rhythms, or time signatures.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm

well-modulated1721

zoppa1740

bright1872

polymetric1878

swinging1884

ragtime1896

ragtimey1901

polymetrical1908

foot-tapping1915

toe-tapping1929

swingy1933

sewing machine1934

rocking1935

ricky-tick1939

raggedy1949

ricky-ticky1949

beaty1956

square1958

polymetred1966

head-nodding1967

1878 Times 21 Sept. 5/3 A multitude of people assembled to hear Militotti's polymetric symphony.

1889 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 10 108 Naevius and Plautus created the polymetric character of the Latin theatre.

1944 W. Apel Harvard Dict. Music 594/1 Twice in the history of music have polymetric designs played a prominent role: around 1400, and in present-day music.

1997 L. P. E. Parker Songs Aristophanes 21 In polymetric lyric, metron-counting becomes altogether questionable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polymetric
释义	polymetricadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈmɛtrɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈmɛtrɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: poly- comb. form, metric n.¹ Etymology: < poly- comb. form + metric n.¹ Compare later polymetre n. Music and Prosody. Using or combining two or more metres, rhythms, or time signatures. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm well-modulated1721 zoppa1740 bright1872 polymetric1878 swinging1884 ragtime1896 ragtimey1901 polymetrical1908 foot-tapping1915 toe-tapping1929 swingy1933 sewing machine1934 rocking1935 ricky-tick1939 raggedy1949 ricky-ticky1949 beaty1956 square1958 polymetred1966 head-nodding1967 1878 Times 21 Sept. 5/3 A multitude of people assembled to hear Militotti's polymetric symphony. 1889 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 10 108 Naevius and Plautus created the polymetric character of the Latin theatre. 1944 W. Apel Harvard Dict. Music 594/1 Twice in the history of music have polymetric designs played a prominent role: around 1400, and in present-day music. 1997 L. P. E. Parker Songs Aristophanes 21 In polymetric lyric, metron-counting becomes altogether questionable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1878
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