Syn`co*pa"tion (?), n.
1. (Gram.) The act of syncopating; the
contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from
the middle; syncope.
2. (Mus.) The act of syncopating; a
peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in
welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half
of the beat which follows.
Syn`co*pa"tion (?), n.
1. (Gram.) The act of syncopating; the
contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from
the middle; syncope.
2. (Mus.) The act of syncopating; a
peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in
welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half
of the beat which follows.
