syncopatedadjective
uk/ˈsɪŋ.kə.peɪ.tɪd/us/ˈsɪŋ.kə.peɪ.t̬ɪd/(of a tune) having a rhythm in which strong notes are not on the beat:
syncopated jazz rhythms
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- accidental
 - adagio
 - allegro
 - antiphonal
 - arpeggio
 - arr
 - arrange
 - cadence
 - harmonic
 - harmony
 - key signature
 - legato
 - mike check
 - motif
 - timbre
 - tuning
 - twelve-tone
 - twelve-tone scale
 - unison
 - up-tempo
 
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syncopation   
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsɪŋ.kəˈpeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌsɪŋ.kəˈpeɪ.ʃən/