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SYNCOPE (Gr. vvyKO7n , a cutting up or See also: term used in grammar for the elision of a letter or syllable in the See also: middle of a word (e.g
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" ne'er " for " never "); and in See also: medicine for the condition of fainting or See also: shock (q.v.); and so occasionally in a general sense for a suspension or cessation of See also: function
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" Syncopate " and " syncopation " are analogous derivatives; and in See also: music a syncopation is the rhythmic method of tying ('') two beats of the same note into one See also: tone in such a way as to displace the See also: accent
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