About The Word Syncopation
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Syncopation
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What's The Definition Of Syncopation?
[n] (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
[n] music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm [n] a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat Synonyms | Synonyms for Syncopation: syncope Related Terms | Find terms related to Syncopation: See Also | articulation | beat | music | musical rhythm | rhythm Syncopation In Webster's Dictionary \Syn`co*pa"tion\, n.
1. (Gram.) The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word
by taking one or more letters or syllables from the
middle; syncope.
2. (Mus.) 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.
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