syncopation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌsɪŋ.kəˈpeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology
From syncopate + -ion. The phonological sense was first attested in English in the 1530's, the musical sense in the 1590's.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.
- (uncountable, usually) The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| syncopations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
syncopationally · syncopational
Relateds
Translations (19)
mi taki aruaru (rhythm quality) · ja シンコペーション (rhythm quality) · sv synkop (rhythm quality) · cmn 切分音 (rhythm quality) · la syncopātiō (phonology: loss of sounds) · cmn 切分 (rhythm quality) · fi synkopee (phonology: loss of sounds) · hu szinkópa (rhythm quality) · pt síncope (rhythm quality) · cmn 字中音省略 (phonology: loss of sounds) · pt sincopação (rhythm quality) · fi synkopaatio (rhythm quality) · hu szinkópa (phonology: loss of sounds) · sv synkopering (rhythm quality) · ga meánchoimriú (phonology: loss of sounds) · el συγκοπή (phonology: loss of sounds) · sv synkope (phonology: loss of sounds) · el συγκοπή (rhythm quality) · fr syncopation (rhythm quality)