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syncope

Main Entry:: syn·co·pe
Pronunciation:: \ˈsiŋ-kə-(ˌ)pē, ˈsin-\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Late Latin, from Greek synkopē, literally, cutting short, from synkoptein to cut short, from syn- + koptein to cut — more at capon
Date:: circa 1550

1 : loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain : faint 2 : the loss of one or more sounds or letters in the interior of a word (as in fo'c'sle for forecastle)

— syn·co·pal

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\-kə-pəl\ adjective

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