ragtime

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[edit] Etymology

From ragged time according to the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz

[edit] Noun

Singular
ragtime

Plural
countable and uncountable; plural ragtimes

ragtime (countable and uncountable; plural ragtimes)

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  1. (music, uncountable) A musical form, predating jazz, characterized by a specific type of syncopation in which melodic accents occur between metrical beats.
  2. (music, countable) A piece of music in this style.

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