syncopate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin syncopātus, past participle of syncopō, from Late Latin syncopa, from Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “cut”).
Verb[edit]
syncopate (third-person singular simple present syncopates, present participle syncopating, simple past and past participle syncopated)
- (transitive, linguistics, phonology) to omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to use syncope
- (transitive, music) to stress or accentuate the weak beat of a rhythm; to use syncopation
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
linguistics: to use syncope
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music: to stress a weak beat
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kep-
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