syncope, n.
(syncopes)
(syncopes)
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
<noun.communication>
syncopation syncope
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
<noun.event>
deliquium faint swoon syncope
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym