pâmoison — meaning in English

English meaning

• swoon verb To faint or become lightheaded, especially from strong emotion.
• syncope noun The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.

Senses

pâmoison is used for these senses in English:

• swoon A faint.
• syncope (linguistics, phonology, prosody) The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.

swoon — full definition

1. verb To faint or become lightheaded, especially from strong emotion.
2. verb To be overwhelmed with delight or admiration, especially romantic infatuation.
3. noun A fainting spell, or a state of overwhelming delight.

syncope — full definition

1. noun The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
2. noun A loss of consciousness when fainting.
3. noun A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.

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