Syncopation
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˌsɪŋ.kəˈpeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Syncopation is a noun meaning (linguistics, phonology) The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.
Meaning
(linguistics, phonology) The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.
More Meanings
- (music) The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.
Word Forms
- syncopations
Synonyms for syncopation
Depending on context, synonyms include syncope.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include syncope, ragtime, contraction, haplology, aphoresis, procope.
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