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What does ragtime mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word ragtime? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (music) A musical form having a rhythm characterized by strong syncopation in the melody with a regularly accented accompaniment.
  2. (music) A piece of music in this style.
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The superimposed ragtime piano music, played by David Shephard, gives the film cohesiveness.
Live music from blues to ragtime will accompany the drinking and entrance is free to all sessions.
A tinny piano plays a bouncy ragtime tune over faded sepia photos, unwittingly romanticizing an era now long past.
The bars and brothels provided steady work for the piano players who had developed ragtime.
The story of their rise to popularity as jazz music evolved from ragtime to bebop is firmly traced in Brotherhood in Rhythm.
Not only is Keith a great pianist, he is considered one of the world's leading experts on classical jazz and ragtime music.

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