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syn·co·pa·tion
 syncopation
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- pronunciation:
- sIng
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peI
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
in music or poetry, a shifting of stress from normally accented beats to normally unaccented beats.
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| definition 2: |
the contraction of a word by omitting syllables or sounds from the middle; syncope.
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