RAGTIME


Meaning of RAGTIME in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈræɡtaɪm ]

n. & adj. --n. music characterized by a syncopated melodic line and regularly-accented accompaniment, evolved by American Black musicians in the 1890s and played esp. on the piano. --adj. sl. disorderly, disreputable, inferior (a ragtime army). [prob. f. RAG(4)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.