Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A style of jazz characterized by elaborately syncopated rhythm in the melody and a steadily accented accompaniment.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, a rhythm or movement that has many irregular accents and jerky inversions of emphasis, similar to those described under Scotch catch or snap. The term appears to have been first used (as an adjective) of negro melodies of the southern United States, but it has been extended indiscriminately to all sorts of popular songs, often of a vulgar character.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) a rhythm with a regular accompaniment in two-four time and a melody characterized by syncopation, first recognized in many negro melodies; also a style of American music in this rhythm.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music, uncountable A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment.
- noun music, countable A piece of music in this style.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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There was little opportunity for the spirit of the place to return with its quietude and repose, for the man's voice, raised in ragtime song, still dominated the cãnon with possession.
All Gold Canon 2010
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Writing ragtime is one of those things that, for me at least, the more you do it, the longer it takes.
"In Paris they call it American Music" Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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There was little opportunity for the spirit of the place to return with its quietude and repose, for the man's voice, raised in ragtime song, still dominated the cãnon with possession.
All Gold Cañon 2010
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Writing ragtime is one of those things that, for me at least, the more you do it, the longer it takes.
Archive 2009-01-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009
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He also is an excellent piano player, with a touch for Scott Joplin ragtime tunes, despite taking lessons for only two years.
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There was little opportunity for the spirit of the place to return with its quietude and repose, for the man's voice, raised in ragtime song, still dominated the canyon with possession.
All Gold Canyon 1906
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Many discovered pianos and invented a music called ragtime that set millions of white feet dancing.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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The number of incidents have dropped dramatically compared to the last elite eight game, where police made hundreds of arrests. ha passed by a bar in arlington (VA) called ragtime, which happenned to be the rally point for the WVU faithful.
Every Day Should Be Saturday Spencer Hall 2010
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The number of incidents have dropped dramatically compared to the last elite eight game, where police made hundreds of arrests. ha passed by a bar in arlington (VA) called ragtime, which happenned to be the rally point for the WVU faithful.
Every Day Should Be Saturday Spencer Hall 2010
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When the new musical form spread out into the country at large over the next few decades, the menstrual meaning was left off, and now 'nobody knows' why it is called 'ragtime'.
WHO WERE THE WITCHES? Maggie Jochild 2007
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