"ragtime" meaning in English

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      "word": "ragtimer"
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  "etymology_text": "Likely from ragged + time, in reference to its heavy use of syncopation, or from rag, an American dialect term for a dance ball.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ragtimes",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Musical genres",
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      "glosses": [
        "A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment."
      ],
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        "(music, uncountable) A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
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        "entertainment",
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        "music"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "57 43",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "lāgétàimǔ",
          "sense": "music genre",
          "word": "拉格泰姆"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 43",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "music genre",
          "word": "ragtimo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 43",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ragutaimu",
          "sense": "music genre",
          "word": "ラグタイム"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "57 43",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rɛgtájm",
          "sense": "music genre",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "рэгта́йм"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "A piece of music in this style."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music, countable) A piece of music in this style."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ragtime"
  ],
  "word": "ragtime"
}

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    "English uncountable nouns"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ragtimelike"
    },
    {
      "word": "ragtimer"
    },
    {
      "word": "ragtimey"
    },
    {
      "word": "ragtiming"
    },
    {
      "word": "ragtimy"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "Likely from ragged + time, in reference to its heavy use of syncopation, or from rag, an American dialect term for a dance ball.",
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      ]
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        "A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment."
      ],
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      ],
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        "(music, uncountable) A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment."
      ],
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      ],
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        "entertainment",
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      ]
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        "A piece of music in this style."
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        "(music, countable) A piece of music in this style."
      ],
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      ],
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        "entertainment",
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        "music"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "lāgétàimǔ",
      "sense": "music genre",
      "word": "拉格泰姆"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "music genre",
      "word": "ragtimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ragutaimu",
      "sense": "music genre",
      "word": "ラグタイム"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rɛgtájm",
      "sense": "music genre",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рэгта́йм"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ragtime"
  ],
  "word": "ragtime"
}