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Rag·time    Audio Help   [rag-tahym] Pronunciation Key
–noun
a novel (1975) by E. L. Doctorow.
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rag·time    Audio Help   [rag-tahym] Pronunciation Key
–noun Music.
1.rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
2.a style of American music having this rhythm, popular from about 1890 to 1915.
[Origin: 1895–1900; prob. rag(ged) + time]

—Related forms
ragtimey, adjective
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Main Entry:  ragtime
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  blues, jazz, music, swing
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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ragtime: see jazz. 
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