n.
Pronunciation: ' si ŋ -k ə -( ˌ )p ē , ' sin-
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek synkop ē , 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 \ -k ə -p ə l \ adjective