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. |
Noun | 1. | syncope - a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
2. | syncope - (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') Synonyms: syncopation |