Defenition of the word syncope
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Defenition of the word syncope
- The deletion of phonemes from a word, or from a phrase treated as a unit.
- a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
- the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
- (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo''c''sle'' for `forecastle'')
- (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
Synonyms for the word syncope
Hypernyms for the word syncope
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- articulation
- loss of consciousness
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