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/sˈɪŋkəpˌeɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Syncopation n.

(Gram.) The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope.

(Mus.) The act of syncopating; a peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half of the beat which follows.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... not a provincial who imagined that it was the smart thing to attend this dull orgy and struggle on a polished floor packed as in a sardine tin. Years ago he had outgrown cabaret mania and recovered from the fascination of syncopation. And yet here he was, once more, against all his fastidiousness, playing the out-of-town lad to a girl who took everything and gave nothing in return. It was absurd, fantastic. He was Gilbert Palgrave, the man who picked and chose, for whose attentions ...

— Who Cares? • Cosmo Hamilton