Syncopation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')

a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌɪŋkəpˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɪŋkəpˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɪŋkəpˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌɪŋkəpˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

syncope

Word Forms

syncopate

verb

omit a sound or letter in a word

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Synkopierung

(Phonologie) der Verlust von Lauten innerhalb eines Wortes (wie in „fo'c'sle“ für „forecastle“)

🇫🇷French

syncope

(phonologie) la perte de sons à l'intérieur d'un mot (comme dans « fo'c'sle » pour « prévision »)

🇪🇸Spanish

síncopa

(fonología) la pérdida de sonidos dentro de una palabra (como en `fo'c'sle' para `forecastle')

🇮🇹Italian

sincope

(fonologia) la perdita di suoni all'interno di una parola (come in `fo'c'sle' per "forecastle")

🇳🇱Dutch

syncopen

(fonologie) het verlies van klanken binnen een woord (zoals in `fo'c'sle' voor `forecastle')

🇵🇹Portuguese

síncope

(fonologia) a perda de sons de dentro de uma palavra (como em `fo'c'sle' para `forecastle')

🇷🇺Russian

синкопа

(фонология) потеря звуков внутри слова (как в «fo'c'sle» для «прогноза»)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शब्द संकोचन

(स्वरविज्ञान) किसी शब्द के भीतर से ध्वनियों का लुप्त होना (जैसा कि 'पूर्वानुमान' के लिए 'फो'सी'स्ले' में)

🇧🇩Bengali

সিনকোপেশন

(ধ্বনিবিদ্যা) একটি শব্দের মধ্যে থেকে শব্দের ক্ষয় (যেমন 'ফোরকাস্টল'-এর জন্য 'ফো'সলে')

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்திசைவு

(ஃபோனாலஜி) ஒரு வார்த்தைக்குள் இருந்து ஒலிகளை இழப்பது ('ஃபோர்காஸ்டில்' என்பதற்கு 'ஃபோ'சி'ஸ்லே' போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

సమకాలీకరణ

(ఫొనాలజీ) ఒక పదంలోని శబ్దాలను కోల్పోవడం (`ఫోర్‌కాజిల్' కోసం `ఫో'సి'స్లే' వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

समक्रमण

(ध्वनीशास्त्र) शब्दामधून आवाज कमी होणे (‘फोरकॅसल’ साठी ‘फोकस्ले’ प्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમન્વય

(ધ્વનિશાસ્ત્ર) શબ્દની અંદરથી અવાજોનું નુકસાન (જેમ કે 'ફોરકેસલ' માટે 'ફો'સી'માં છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಂಕೋಪೇಶನ್

(ಧ್ವನಿಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಒಂದು ಪದದೊಳಗಿನ ಶಬ್ದಗಳ ನಷ್ಟ (`ಫಾರ್‌ಕಾಸಲ್‌'ಗೆ `ಫೋ'ಸಿ'ಸ್ಲೆ' ನಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമന്വയം

(സ്വരശാസ്ത്രം) ഒരു വാക്കിനുള്ളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ശബ്‌ദങ്ങളുടെ നഷ്ടം (`ഫോർകാസിൽ' എന്നതിന് `ഫോ'സി'ലെ' പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿੰਕੋਪੇਸ਼ਨ

(ਧੁਨੀ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰੋਂ ਆਵਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ 'ਪੂਰਵ-ਅਨੁਮਾਨ' ਲਈ 'fo'c'sle' ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہم آہنگی

(فونولوجی) ایک لفظ کے اندر سے آوازوں کا نقصان (جیسا کہ 'پیش گوئی' کے لیے 'fo'c'sle' میں ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

切分音

（音韵学）单词内声音的丢失（如“fo'c'sle”中的“forecastle”）

🇯🇵Japanese

シンコペーション

(音韻論) 単語内から音が失われること (「forecastle」の「fo'c'sle」のように)

🇰🇷Korean

당김음

(음운론) 단어 내에서 소리가 손실되는 것(예측을 뜻하는 'fo'c'sle'에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đảo lộn

(âm vị học) sự mất âm thanh trong một từ (như trong `fo'c'sle' cho 'dự báo')

🇹🇭Thai

การประสานข้อมูล

(สัทวิทยา) การสูญเสียเสียงจากภายในคำ (เช่นใน `fo'c'sle' สำหรับ `พยากรณ์')

🇮🇩Indonesian

sinkopasi

(fonologi) hilangnya bunyi dari dalam sebuah kata (seperti dalam `fo'c'sle' untuk `forecastle')

🇲🇾Malay

sinkopasi

(fonologi) kehilangan bunyi dari dalam perkataan (seperti dalam `fo'c'sle' untuk `forecastle')

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الإغماء

(علم الأصوات) فقدان الأصوات من داخل الكلمة (كما في `fo'c'sle' لـ `forcastle')

🇮🇷Persian

سنکوپاسیون

(آواشناسی) از دست دادن صداها از درون یک کلمه (مانند "fo'c'sle" برای "forecastle")

🇹🇷Turkish

senkop

(fonoloji) bir kelimenin içindeki seslerin kaybı ("tahmin" anlamına gelen "fo'c'sle" örneğinde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִינקוֹפָּה

(פונולוגיה) אובדן צלילים מתוך מילה (כמו ב-'fo'c'sle' עבור 'תחזית')

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What is the primary definition of the word 'syncopation'?

The primary meaning of 'syncopation' is '(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')'.

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Using 'syncopation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'syncopation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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