ragtime

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Likely from ragged +‎ time, in reference to its heavy use of syncopation,[1] or from rag, an American dialect term for a dance ball.[2]

Noun

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ragtime (countable and uncountable, plural ragtimes)

  1. (music, uncountable) A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment.
  2. (music, countable) A piece of music in this style.

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References

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  1. ^ Barry Kernfield (1988) The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, page unknown
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “ragtime”, in Online Etymology Dictionary:17 November 2017

Anagrams

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English ragtime.

Noun

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ragtime n (plural ragtime-uri)

  1. ragtime

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