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Raresyncope
The correct spelling is syncope.
How to pronounce syncope
/ˈsɪŋkəpi/
nounIPA: /ˈsɪŋkəpi/
Say it like: Syn-cop-e
The correct spelling is syncope. The loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't, never to ne'er, or the pronunciation of the -cester ending in placenames as…
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Definition
noun
- 1.The loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't, never to ne'er, or the pronunciation of the -cester ending in placenames as -ster (for example, Leicester pronounced Leister or Lester, and Worcester pronounced Wooster).
- 2.A loss of consciousness when someone faints, a swoon.
- 3.A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.
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