Category:Syncope

Syn"co*pe, n. Etym: [l. syncope, syncopa, gr.

1. (gram.)

Defn: 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.

2. (mus.)

Defn: same as syncopation.

3. (med.)

Defn: a fainting, or swooning. See fainting.

4. A pause or cessation; suspension. [r.] Revely, and dance, and show, suffer a syncope and solemn pause. Cowper.