"ragtime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ragtimes [plural]
Etymology: Likely from ragged + time, in reference to its heavy use of syncopation, or from rag, an American dialect term for a dance ball. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ragged|time}} ragged + time Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} 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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Musical genres Translations (music genre): 拉格泰姆 (lāgétàimǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 散拍 (sǎnpāi) (Chinese Mandarin), ragtimo (Esperanto), ラグタイム (ragutaimu) (Japanese), рэгта́йм (rɛgtájm) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ragtime-en-noun-Nv1betHs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 54 4 37 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 3 41 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 94 6 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'music genre': 58 42
  2. (music, countable) A piece of music in this style. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-ragtime-en-noun-bKa~KiHd Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rag-time Derived forms: ragtimelike, ragtimer, ragtimey, ragtiming, ragtimy

Inflected forms

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