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jazz

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
a type of modern music originally developed by African-Americans, with a rhythm in which the strong notes often come before the beat. Jazz is usually improvised (= invented as it is played).
2
a brand name for a type of apple that is a cross (= a mixture of two things combined) between a Royal Gala and a Braeburn:

Examples:

Jazz are juicy and great in salads.
Jazz apples have a reddish colour that is broken up by patches of greenish-yellow or orange.
Jazz apples were developed in New Zealand in the 1980s and introduced on the market in 2000.
3
a type of music of African-American origin with a strong rhythm in which the players improvise (= invent music that has not been written)

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