Syncopation

Definition of Syncopation

Syn`co`pa´tion

n.	1.	(Gram.) The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope.
	2.	(Mus.) The act of syncopating; a peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half of the beat which follows.

Related Words

acid rock, andante tempo, avant-garde jazz, ballroom music, beat, bebop, boogie-woogie, bop, compound time, country rock, dance music, dances, duple time, folk rock, hard rock, hot jazz, jazz, jive, largo, mainstream jazz, march tempo, mixed times, musical suite, presto, rag, ragtime, rhythm-and-blues, rock, rock-and-roll, rubato, sextuple time, simple time, suite, suite of dances, swing, syncopated music, syncope, tempo, tempo rubato, the new music, three-quarter time, time, time pattern, timing, triple time, triplet, two-four time, waltz time

Browse

Synchondrotomy
Synchoresis
Synchronal
Synchronical
Synchronism
Synchronistic
Synchronization
Synchronize
Synchronology
Synchronous
Synchrony
Synchysis
Synclastic
Synclinal
Synclinal axis
Syncline
Synclinical
Synclinorium
Syncopal
Syncopate
-Syncopation-
Syncope
Syncopist
Syncopize
Syncotyledonous
Syncretic
Syncretism
Syncretist
Syncretistic
Syncrisis
Syncytium
Syndactyl
Syndactyle
Syndactylic
Syndactylous
Syndesmography
Syndesmology
Syndesmosis
Syndetic
Syndic
Syndical

# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

© 2014 Delaflex, Inc.Dictionary Home | Privacy Policy