SYNCOPATION
\sˌɪnkəpˈe͡ɪʃən], \sˌɪnkəpˈeɪʃən], \s_ˌɪ_n_k_ə_p_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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The beginning of a tone on an unaccented part of a measure, and ending it on an accented part; syncope, or the cutting out of a letter or letters from the middle of a word.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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