syncopation Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
syncope.
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noun a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
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noun music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
WordNet
Syn`co*pa"tion noun
Definitions
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(Gram.) The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope. -
(Mus.) The act of syncopating; a peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half of the beat which follows.