Vocabulary : Syncopate to Syncretism
Syncopate : To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester." ;; To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags.Syncopated : of Syncopate
Syncopating : of Syncopate
Syncopation : The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope. ;; 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.
Syncope : An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every. ;; Same as Syncopation. ;; A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting. ;; A pause or cessation; suspension.
