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

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