— ragtimey , adj.
/rag"tuym'/ , n. 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.
[ 1895-1900; prob. RAG(GED) + TIME ]