syncopation

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Synonyms: syncopator, syncopating, syncopations, syncopative

Antonyms: syncopator, syncopating, syncopations, syncopative

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics|phonology}} The contraction of a [[word]] by means of [[loss]] or [[omission]] of [[sound]]s or [[syllable]]s in the middle thereof.
2. {{lb|en|music}} The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak [[beat]]s in a [[meter]].

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