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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024syn•co•pe /ˈsɪŋkəˌpi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Phoneticsthe shortening of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- Pathologybrief loss of consciousness caused by a lack of enough oxygen-filled blood flowing to the brain.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024syn•co•pe (sing′kə pē′, sin′-),USA pronunciation n. - Phonetics[Gram.]the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
- Pathologybrief loss of consciousness associated with transient cerebral anemia, as in heart block, sudden lowering of the blood pressure, etc.; fainting.
- Greek synkopé̄ a cutting short, equivalent. to syn- syn- + kop- (stem of kóptein to cut) + -ē feminine noun, nominal suffix
- Late Latin syncopē
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: syncope /ˈsɪŋkəpɪ/ n - a technical word for a faint
- the omission of one or more sounds or letters from the middle of a word
Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin syncopa, from Greek sunkopē a cutting off, from syn- + koptein to cutsyncopic /sɪŋˈkɒpɪk/, ˈsyncopal adj |