Syncope
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
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a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- faintsyncopation
- plural
- Syncopes
- possessive
- Syncope's
- pluralpossessive
- Syncopes'