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rhythm vs syncopation

syncopation vs rhythm

rhythm and syncopation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rhythm Yes No No No
syncopation Yes No No No
As nouns, syncopation is a hyponym of rhythm; that is, syncopation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rhythm:
  • rhythm: the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
  • syncopation: a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
Other hyponyms of rhythm include backbeat, downbeat, offbeat, upbeat, free rhythm, measured rhythm.
rhythm (noun) syncopation (noun)
natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
recurring at regular intervals (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
(architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
Difference between rhythm and syncopation

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