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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsɪŋkəpɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsɪŋkəˌpi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sing′kə pē′, sin′-)

syn•co•pe /ˈsɪŋkəˌpi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Phoneticsthe shortening of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
Pathologybrief loss of consciousness caused by a lack of enough oxygen-filled blood flowing to the brain.

syn•co•pe (sing′kə pē′, sin′-),USA pronunciation n.

Phonetics[Gram.]the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
Pathologybrief loss of consciousness associated with transient cerebral anemia, as in heart block, sudden lowering of the blood pressure, etc.; fainting.

Greek synkopé̄ a cutting short, equivalent. to syn- syn- + kop- (stem of kóptein to cut) + -ē feminine noun, nominal suffix
Late Latin syncopē
Middle English 1350–1400

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syncope /ˈsɪŋkəpɪ/ n

a technical word for a faint
the omission of one or more sounds or letters from the middle of a word

Etymology: 16th Century: from Late Latin syncopa, from Greek sunkopē a cutting off, from syn- + koptein to cutsyncopic /sɪŋˈkɒpɪk/, ˈsyncopal adj

'syncope' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

syncopate - syncopation - declension - dulse - encina - extrality - fastidious - fo'c's'le - gluside - hatchet - lovage - manit - paraph - vicissitude - whence - splendiferous - swoon

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