transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsɪŋkəpeɪt ]
v.tr. 1 Mus. displace the beats or accents in (a passage) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa. 2 shorten (a word) by dropping interior sounds or letters, as symbology for symbolology, Gloster for Gloucester. øøsyncopation n. syncopator n. [LL syncopare swoon (as SYNCOPE)]