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. Revely, and dance, and show, Suffer a syncope and solemn pause. - Cowper.

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

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