ragtime

English

Etymology

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

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.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ragtimelike
• ragtimer
• ragtimey
• ragtiming
• ragtimy

Translations

music genre

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉格泰姆 (lāgétàimǔ)

• Esperanto: ragtimo
• Japanese: ラグタイム (ragutaimu)
• Russian: рэгта́йм (ru) m (rɛgtájm)

Anagrams

• Tregami, migrate

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