SYNCOPATE
\sˈɪnkəpˌe͡ɪt], \sˈɪnkəpˌeɪt], \s_ˈɪ_n_k_ə_p_ˌeɪ_t]\
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To contract by omitting a letter or letters from the middle of (a word); in music, to begin (a tone) on an unaccented beat of a measure and end on an accented beat.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].