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Syncopation
Pronunciation : Syn`co*pa"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Gram.)
Defn: The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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