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- [sing-kuh-pey-shuh n, sin-]
- /ˌsɪŋ kəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌsɪn-/
- /ˈsɪŋ.kə.peɪ.tɪd/
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- [sing-kuh-pey-shuh n, sin-]
- /ˌsɪŋ kəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌsɪn-/
Definitions of syncopation word
- noun syncopation Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats. 1
- noun syncopation something, as a rhythm or a passage of music, that is syncopated. 1
- noun syncopation Also called counterpoint, counterpoint rhythm. Prosody. the use of rhetorical stress at variance with the metrical stress of a line of verse, as the stress on and and of in Come praise Colonus' horses and come praise/The wine-dark of the wood's intricacies. 1
- noun syncopation Grammar. syncope. 1
- noun syncopation music: type of rhythm 1
- variable noun syncopation Syncopation is the quality that music has when the weak beats in a bar are stressed instead of the strong ones. 0
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Origin of syncopation
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Medieval Latin syncopātiōn- (stem of syncopātiō), equivalent to Late Latin syncopāt(us) (see syncopate) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Syncopation
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
syncopation popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
syncopation usage trend in Literature
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