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SYNCOPE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in 'fo'c'sle' for 'forecastle')

Synonyms:

syncopation; syncope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("syncope" is a kind of...):

articulation (the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech)

Domain category:

phonemics; phonology (the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes)

Derivation:

syncopate (omit a sound or letter in a word)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

Synonyms:

deliquium; faint; swoon; syncope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("syncope" is a kind of...):

loss of consciousness (the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond)

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