Noun

(en noun)

The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.

''Dance to the rhythm of the music.

A specifically defined pattern of such variation.

''Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry

A flow, repetition or regularity.

Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy.

The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.

We walked with a quick, even rhythm .

The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.

The Baroque term ''basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm

A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.

:: ''The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife

Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.

''The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy

Noun

(countable) Something small enough to escape casual notice.

(uncountable) A profusion of details.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author=(Timothy Garton Ash)

, volume=189, issue=6, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli , passage=Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail , a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.}}

Something considered trivial enough to ignore.

(countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.

(military) A temporary unit or assignment.

A part distinct from the whole.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Gary Younge)

, volume=188, issue=26, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution , passage=WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies.}}

A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.