синко́па — meaning in English

English meaning

• syncope noun The dropping of a sound, often a vowel, from the middle of a word, sometimes losing a whole syllable.

Senses

синко́па is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• syncope (music) A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.

syncope — full definition

1. noun The dropping of a sound, often a vowel, from the middle of a word, sometimes losing a whole syllable.
2. noun A brief loss of consciousness caused by fainting.
3. noun A shift of musical stress onto a beat that is not usually accented.

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