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Jazz Age — 1921; see JAZZ (Cf. jazz) (n.); popularized 1922 in writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald; usually regarded as the years between the end of World War I (1918) and the Stock Market crash of 1929. We are living in a jazz age of super accentuated rhythm… … Etymology dictionary
Jazz Age — ☆ Jazz Age n. [? < phrase attributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald] a period of U.S. history in the 1920s noted for general prosperity, financial speculation, Prohibition, the emergence of organized crime, profound social, cultural, and literary… … English World dictionary
Jazz Age — The Jazz Age describes the period from 1918 1929; the years after the end of World War I, continuing through the Roaring Twenties and ending with the rise of the Great Depression. The traditional values of the previous period saw great decline… … Wikipedia
Jazz Age — noun the 1920s in the United States characterized in the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald as a period of wealth, youthful exuberance, and carefree hedonism • Hypernyms: ↑historic period, ↑age * * * the period that in the U.S. extended roughly from… … Useful english dictionary
jazz age — /ˈdʒæz eɪdʒ/ (say jaz ayj) noun (especially in the US) the era between the end of World War I and the start of the Depression during which jazz became popular; seen as a time of extravagance and hedonism. {? coined by US writer F Scott Fitzgerald …
jazz age — noun the 1920s in the US, characterized as a period of hedonism, freedom, and exuberance … English new terms dictionary
(the) Jazz Age — the Jazz Age [the Jazz Age] a name for the 1920s, when ↑jazz music was especially popular. The name came from the book Tales of the Jazz Age (1922) by F Scott Fitzgerald, who was called ‘the spokesman of the Jazz Age’. See also … Useful english dictionary
Tales of the Jazz Age — (1922) is a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, it includes one of his better known short stories, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . Several of the stories … Wikipedia
The Jazz Age (album) — Infobox Album | Name = The Jazz Age Type = Album Artist = Jack Released = August 17, 1998 Recorded = 1997 1998 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 52:02 Label = Too Pure Producer = Darren Allison Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
Jazz dance — is an umbrella term that can refer to several related dance styles. All of them are connected via common roots, namely tap, ballet, jazz music, and African American rhythms and dance.HistoryJazz dance originated from the African American… … Wikipedia
