ragtime
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Likely from ragged + time, in reference to its heavy use of syncopation, or from rag, an American dialect term for a dance ball.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹæɡˌtaɪm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
ragtime (countable and uncountable, plural ragtimes)
- (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.
Derived terms
Translations
music genre
References
- ^ Barry Kernfield (1988) The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, page unknown
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “ragtime”, in Online Etymology Dictionary: “17 November 2017”
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English ragtime.
Pronunciation
Noun
ragtime m inan (related adjective ragtime'owy or ragtimowy)
- (music, uncountable) ragtime (musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment)
- (music, countable) ragtime (piece of music in this style)
Declension
Declension of ragtime
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ragtime | ragtime'y |
| genitive | ragtime'u | ragtime'ów |
| dative | ragtime'owi | ragtime'om |
| accusative | ragtime | ragtime'y |
| instrumental | ragtime'em | ragtime'ami |
| locative | ragtimie | ragtime'ach |
| vocative | ragtimie | ragtime'y |
Further reading
- ragtime in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ragtime in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English ragtime.
Noun
ragtime n (plural ragtime-uri)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | ragtime | ragtimeul | ragtime-uri | ragtime-urile | |
| genitive-dative | ragtime | ragtimeului | ragtime-uri | ragtime-urilor | |
| vocative | ragtimeule | ragtime-urilor | |||