Definitions for ragtimeˈrægˌtaɪm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rag•timeˈrægˌtaɪm(n.)
rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
Category: Music and Dance
music in ragtime rhythm.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of ragtime:
1895–1900
Princeton's WordNet
ragtime, rag(noun)
music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
Wiktionary
ragtime(Noun)
A musical form, predating jazz, characterized by a specific type of syncopation in which melodic accents occur between metrical beats.
ragtime(Noun)
A piece of music in this style.
Origin: From ragged time according to the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz
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