Usage Note
Ritmico agrees in gender and number: ritmica, ritmici, ritmiche. It describes movement, sound, or speech that follows a regular beat. Ginnastica ritmica is the specific sport of rhythmic gymnastics. The adverb is ritmicamente. The stress falls on the first syllable (antepenultimate), a common pattern with adjectives ending in -ico.
Examples
"I bambini battono le mani in modo ritmico."
Natural Translation
The children clap their hands rhythmically.
Literal Translation
The children beat the hands in manner rhythmic.
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