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syn·co·pe  (sngk-p, sn-)

n.

1. Grammar The shortening of a word by omission of a sound, letter, or syllable from the middle of the word; for example, bos'n for boatswain.

2. Pathology A brief loss of consciousness caused by a temporary deficiency of oxygen in the brain; a swoon. See Synonyms at blackout.

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[Middle English sincopis, from sincopene, from Late Latin syncopn, accusative of syncop, from Greek sunkop, from sunkoptein, to cut short : sun-, syn- + koptein, to strike.]

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synco·pal (sngk-pl, sn-), syn·copic (sn-kpk) adj.

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syncope [sing-kop-ee]

Noun

1. Med a faint

2. Linguistics the omission of sounds or letters from the middle of a word, as in ne'er for never [Greek sunkopē a cutting off]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	syncope - a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain deliquium, faint, swoon loss of consciousness - the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond
	2.	syncope - (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') syncopation phonemics, phonology - the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes articulation - the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech