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Syncope   Listen
noun
Syncope  n.  
1.
(Gram.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every.
2.
(Mus.) Same as Syncopation.
3.
(Med.) A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting.
4.
A pause or cessation; suspension. (R.) "Revely, and dance, and show, Suffer a syncope and solemn pause."





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