- syncope, syncopation - (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
--1 is a kind of articulation
Derived form: verb syncopate1 - syncopation - a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
--2 is a kind of rhythm, beat, musical rhythm
Derived form: verb syncopate2 - syncopation - music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
--3 is a kind of music
Derived form: verb syncopate2