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SYNCOPATION

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Dictionary entry overview: What does syncopation mean?

• SYNCOPATION (noun)
The noun SYNCOPATION has 3 senses:

1. (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in 'fo'c'sle' for 'forecastle')
2. a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
3. music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm

Familiarity information: SYNCOPATION used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• SYNCOPATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

syncopation; syncope

Hypernyms ("syncopation" 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)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

beat; musical rhythm; rhythm (the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

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