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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beat, accent of sound, music |
| Synonyms: | bounce, cadence, cadency, downbeat, flow, lilt, measure, meter, metre, movement, pattern, periodicity, pulse, regularity, rhyme, rise and fall, swing, tempo, time, uniformity |
| Main Entry: | tempo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beat, rhythm |
| Synonyms: | bounce, cadence, downbeat, measure, meter, momentum, pace, pulse, rate, speed, time, velocity |
| Main Entry: | yardstick |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gauge |
| Synonyms: | barometer, basis, benchmark, criterion, example, guide, guideline, indicator, mark, measure, meter, model, norm, rule, sample, scale, standard, tape measure, test |
| Main Entry: | cadency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rhythm |
| Synonyms: | beat, cadence, measure, meter, pulse, tempo |
| Main Entry: | pulsation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beat |
| Synonyms: | cadence, cadency, flow, flutter, measure, meter, oscillation, palpitation, pound, pressure, pulse, quake, quiver, rhyme, rhythm, ripple, shake, surge, swell*, swing, throb, thump, tick, undulation, vibration |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | measure |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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comparative, geodetical, gradual, inch, measuring, metric, metrical, poisable, scalar, shading off, sidereal, unmeasured
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