Category:Syncopation

Syn`co*pa"tion, n.

1. (gram.)

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

2. (mus.)

Defn: 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.