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syncope

/ˈsɪnkəˌpi/ · 7 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain

  2. noun

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

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