Jazz

Pronunciation

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Noun

 * 1)  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) Energy, excitement, excitability. Very lively.
 * 3) The (in)tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a thing.
 * 4) Unspecified thing(s).
 * 5) (with positive terms) Of excellent quality, the genuine article.
 * 6) Nonsense.

Verb

 * 1) To play jazz music.
 * 2) To dance to the tunes of jazz music.
 * 3) To enliven, brighten up, make more colourful or exciting; excite
 * 4) To complicate.
 * 5) To destroy.