ragtime
IPA: rˈægtaɪm
noun
- (music, uncountable) A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment.
- (music, countable) A piece of music in this style.
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Examples of "ragtime" in Sentences
- Her look is ragtime.
- The situation made him ragtime.
- He was in the national tour of Ragtime.
- It is a brief history of the ragtime era.
- It gradually died out in favor of the ragtime song.
- He played primarily in the styles of ragtime and Dixieland jazz.
- The city contributed to the musical styles of blues, ragtime, and jazz.
- In the very beginning, black jazz musicians played ragtime on the piano.
- The band played ragtime music which was still quite popular at the time.
- The conventional wisdom about the musical Ragtime continues to fluctuate.
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