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Syncopation

nounid 136069·updated May 18, 2026
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(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
syncope
plural
Syncopations
possessive
Syncopation's
pluralpossessive
Syncopations'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
§2
a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
§3
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

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