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Webster 1913 Edition

Syncope

Syn′co-pe

,
Noun.
[L.
syncope
,
syncopa
, Gr. [GREEK] a cutting up, a syncope; akin to [GREEK] to beat together, to cut up, cut short, weavy;
σύν
with + [GREEK] to strike, cut.]
1.
(Gram.)
An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne’er for never, ev'ry for every.
2.
(Mus.)
Same as
Syncopation
.
3.
(Med.)
A fainting, or swooning. See
Fainting
.
4.
A pause or cessation; suspension.
[R.]
Revely, and dance, and show,
Suffer a
syncope
and solemn pause.
Cowper.

Webster 1828 Edition

Syncope

SYN'COPE

Definition 2024

syncopé

syncopé

See also: syncope

English

Noun

syncopé ‎(plural syncopés)

  1. Obsolete spelling of syncope

French

Verb

syncopé m ‎(feminine singular syncopée, masculine plural syncopés, feminine plural syncopées)

  1. past participle of syncoper

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