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jazz in Arabic

جَاز jāz

/d͡ʒæz/

jazz in Arabic: جَاز (jāz). In English, jazz means a musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.

Arabic words for jazz

musical art form
جَاز jāz

English meaning of jazz

  1. noun A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.
  2. noun Energy, excitement, excitability.
  3. noun The substance or makeup of a thing; unspecified thing(s).
  4. noun Something of excellent quality, the genuine article.

Full definition of jazz

jazz in a sentence

  • What is all this jazz lying around?
  • I'm just going down to the shops and jazz.
  • That show was the jazz!

Synonyms of jazz

All synonyms of jazz

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Questions about jazz in Arabic

What is the meaning of jazz in Arabic?
Jazz in Arabic is جَاز (jāz).
ما معنى كلمة jazz؟
Jazz: جَاز (jāz).
What does jazz mean in English?
Jazz means a musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.

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