ragtime

English

Etymology

Likely from ragged +‎ time, in reference to its heavy use of syncopation,[1] or from rag, an American dialect term for a dance ball.[2]

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.
  2. (music, countable) A piece of music in this style.

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References
  1. Barry Kernfield (1988) The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, page unknown
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “ragtime”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “17 November 2017”.

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English ragtime.

Noun

ragtime n (plural ragtime-uri)

  1. ragtime

Declension
Declension of ragtime
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) ragtime ragtimeul (niște) ragtime-uri ragtime-urile
genitive/dative (unui) ragtime ragtimeului (unor) ragtime-uri ragtime-urilor
vocative ragtimeule ragtime-urilor
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