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syncope
syncopation
Definition: (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
syncopation
Definition: a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
syncopation
Definition: music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
Definition: The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.