Definition of syncopation
English to English noun - (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
source: WordNet 3.0 - a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
source: WordNet 3.0 - music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
source: WordNet 3.0 - The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope.
source: Webster 1913
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