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syncopating |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Syncopate \Syn"co*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Syncopated}; p. pr & vb n. {Syncopating}.] [LL. syncopatus p. p. of syncopare to syncopate, to swoon. See {Syncope}.] 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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