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syncopation

/ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪʃən/ · 11 letters · 9 distinct letters

  1. noun

    (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in ‘fo'c'sle’ for ‘forecastle’)

  2. noun

    a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

  3. noun

    music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm

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