Syncope
nounid
136177·updated May 18, 2026verified
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- faintsyncopation
- plural
- Syncopes
- possessive
- Syncope's
- pluralpossessive
- Syncopes'
Framework definitions
- §1
- (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
- §2
- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
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