syncopation

1. n. The act of word/syncopating">syncopating; the word/contraction">contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope. Source: opted

2. n. 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. Source: opted

3. n. (word/phonology">phonology) the word/loss">loss of sounds from within a word (as in ‘fo'c'sle’ for ‘forecastle’) Source: wordnet

4. n. a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat Source: wordnet

5. n. music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm Source: wordnet

6. 1. (word/gram">Gram.) The act of word/syncopating">syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope. 2. (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. Source: webster

7. The act of word/syncopating">syncopating; the word/contraction">contraction of a word by taking oneor more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope. Source: adambom

8. n:100 n. a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat n. music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm Source: ecdict

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