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Syncopation

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

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Syncopate 74% connected

To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester."

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Syncopate 74% connected

To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester."

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Syncope 92% connected

An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every.

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