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Syncope
/ˈsɪŋkəpi/
The loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't, never to ne'er, or the pronunciation of the -cester ending in placenames as -ster (for example, Leicester pronounced Leister or Lester, and Worcester pronounced Wooster).
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noun
- 1
The loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't, never to ne'er, or the pronunciation of the -cester ending in placenames as -ster (for example, Leicester pronounced Leister or Lester, and Worcester pronounced Wooster).
- 2
A loss of consciousness when someone faints, a swoon.
- 3
A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.
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