Meaning Of The Word Ragtime

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ragtime
uncountable noun: Ragtime is a kind of jazz piano music that was invented in America in the early 1900s.

ragtime in American English
a type of American music, mostly composed but sometimes improvised, popular from about 1890 to 1920 and characterized by strong syncopation in even time: it was influential in the development of jazz
noun: rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation

ragtime in British English
noun: a style of jazz piano music, developed by Scott Joplin around 1900, having a two-four rhythm base and a syncopated melody

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