RAGTIME


Meaning of RAGTIME in English

/ ˈrægtaɪm; NAmE / noun

[ U ] an early form of jazz , especially for the piano, first played by African American musicians in the early 1900s

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WORD ORIGIN

probably from rag sense 3 + time .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.