ragtime

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rag·time /ˈræɡtaɪm/ noun [uncountable]  APMa type of music and dancing that has a strong beat and was popular in the US in the early part of the 20th century 雷格泰姆〔一种节奏强劲的音乐和舞蹈，20世纪初流行于美国〕

Examples from the Corpus

ragtime• She sings ballads very well and she can do ragtime like no-one you've ever heard.• But he also deconstructs the melody, subjects it to counterpoint and inversion and renders it in ragtime rhythm.• Characters sing jaunty ragtime and barbershop melodies.• My teeth began playing ragtime, my knees a sort of counterpoint.• She had never sung ragtime on stage, she had always leaned against the piano and sung to Charlie.• Afternoons at Wellesley, they cranked the Victrola and gyrated to ragtime.• Vintage automobiles, horsedrawn street cars and traditional marching bands pass alongside quaint old stores and cafes where ragtime music is played.Origin ragtime (1800-1900) Probably from ragged + time

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ragtime
rag‧time /ˈræɡtaɪm/ noun [uncountable]a type of music and dancing that has a strong beat and was popular in the US in the early part of the 20th century

rag·timeBrE /ˈræɡtaɪm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈræɡtaɪm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] an early form of jazz, especially for the piano, first played by African American musicians in the early 1900s 雷格泰姆音乐（早期爵士音乐，多在钢琴上演奏，20 世纪初由非洲裔美国音乐家发展而成）