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Syncopate   Listen
verb
Syncopate  v. t.  (past & past part. syncopated; pres. part. syncopating)  
1.
(Gram.) To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester."
2.
(Mus.) To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags.





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