What is the meaning of syncopation?

noun

  • Phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle'. ()
  • A musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat.
  • Music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm. .
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