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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

syncopated en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • [ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪɾɪd] (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈsɪnkəpeɪtɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsɪnkəˌpeɪtɪd/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. of a word, shortened by syncope
  2. of a rhythm, modified by syncopation
    • At one point, her spidery abstractions gave way to a series of abruptly syncopated hits, like a deranged allusion to the Thelonious Monk tune “Evidence.” 2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most syncopated Degree=Sup lexicographic
more syncopated Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unsyncopated · nonsyncopated

syncopated en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • [ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪɾɪd] (Canada, General-American)
  • /ˈsɪnkəpeɪtɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈsɪnkəˌpeɪtɪd/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of syncopate
    form of syncopate