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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
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of a word, shortened by syncope
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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
Deriveds
unsyncopated · nonsyncopated
syncopated en · VERB
Pronunciation
- [ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪɾɪd] (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈsɪnkəpeɪtɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɪnkəˌpeɪtɪd/ (Canada, General-American)
- (US) audio
Meanings
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(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of syncopate