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TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON âPRIDEâ SYNONYMS
Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of âpride.â
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Origin of jazz
1905â10, Americanism;1915â20 for def. 5; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM jazz
jazzer, nounWords nearby jazz
Jayhawker State, Jayne, Jay's Treaty, jayvee, jaywalk, jazz, Jazz Age, jazz band, jazz dance, jazzed, jazzercise
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How to use jazz in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for jazz
jazz
/ (dÊĂŠz) /
noun
verb
(intr) to play or dance to jazz music
African-American slang, obsolete to have sexual intercourse with (a person)
Derived forms of jazz
jazzer, nounWord Origin for jazz
C20: of unknown origin
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Cultural definitions for jazz
jazz
A form of American music that grew out of African-Americans' musical traditions at the beginning of the twentieth century. Jazz is generally considered a major contribution of the United States to the world of music. It quickly became a form of dance music, incorporating a âbig beatâ and solos by individual musicians. For many years, all jazz was improvised and taught orally, and even today jazz solos are often improvised. Over the years, the small groups of the original jazz players evolved into the âBig Bandsâ (led, for example, by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, and Glenn Miller), and finally into concert ensembles. Other famous jazz musicians include Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, and Ella Fitzgerald.
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