[
  {
    "word": "rhythm",
    "phonetic": "/\u02c8\u0279\u026a.\u00f0(\u0259)m/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/\u02c8\u0279\u026a.\u00f0(\u0259)m/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/rhythm-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=395443",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Dance to the rhythm of the music."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A specifically defined pattern of such variation.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A flow, repetition or regularity.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "We walked with a quick, even rhythm."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm"
          },
          {
            "definition": "A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife"
          },
          {
            "definition": "Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy"
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "meter",
          "metre",
          "prosody",
          "rhythm section"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rhythm"
    ]
  }
]