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syncope

“syncope” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. the loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word (for example the change of Dutch veder in veer "feather"); syncope
  2. a loss of consciousness when someone faints, a swoon; syncope
  3. a missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation; syncope

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek συγκοπή (sunkopḗ).

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