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Meaning of Syncopation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌsɪŋ.kəˈpeɪ.ʃən

Definitions

  1. The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.
    uncountable, usually
  2. The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الإختزال
Ελληνικά συγκοπή
Français syncopation
Magyar szinkópa
Português sincopação síncope
Svenska synkop synkope

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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