Syncopated

Entertainment / Literature / Syncopated: A syncopated word has lost a sound or letter. This syncopation happens because of contractions, linguistic erosion over time, or intentional poetic artifice. See syncope.
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Rumba

Entertainment / Music / Rumba: Latin-American dance of Afro-Cuban origin, in duple meter with syncopated rhythms. MORE

Ragtime

Entertainment / Music / Ragtime: Late nineteenth century piano style created by African-Americans, characterized by highly syncopated melodies: also played in ensemble arrangements. Contributed to early jazz styles. MORE

Cakewalk

Entertainment / Music / Cakewalk: Syncopated, strutting dance of nineteenth century origin: developed among Southern slaves in a parody of white plantation owners. MORE