SYNCOPATION


Meaning of SYNCOPATION in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Medieval Latin syncopation-, syncopatio, from syncopatus + Latin -ion-, -io -ion

1. : syncope 2

2. : a temporary displacement or shifting of the regular metrical accent in a musical composition occurring typically when a tone is begun on an unaccented beat and continued through the following accented beat or when a tone begins after the commencement of a beat and is continued into the following beat

3. : a rhythm or dance step in syncopated time

shoes scuffing syncopations on the cement sidewalk — Booth Tarkington

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