ragtime
[ rag-tahym ]
/ ˈrægˌtaɪm /
noun Music.
rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
a style of American music having this rhythm, popular from about 1890 to 1915.
OTHER WORDS FROM ragtime
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Ragtime
[ rag-tahym ]
/ ˈrægˌtaɪm /
noun
a novel (1975) by E. L. Doctorow.
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British Dictionary definitions for ragtime
ragtime
/ (ˈræɡˌtaɪm) /
noun
a style of jazz piano music, developed by Scott Joplin around 1900, having a two-four rhythm base and a syncopated melody
Word Origin for ragtime
C20: probably from
ragged +
time
Cultural definitions for ragtime
ragtime
A style of early jazz music written largely for the piano in the early twentieth century, characterized by jaunty rhythms and a whimsical mood.
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Scott
Joplin was a famous composer and performer of ragtime.