Found 2 items, similar to Syncope.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: syncope syncope n 1: a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain [syn: faint, swoon, deliquium] 2: (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') [syn: syncopation]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Syncope Syncope \Syn"co*pe\, n. [L. syncope, syncopa, Gr. ? a cutting up, a syncope; akin to ? to beat together, to cut up, cut short, weavy; sy`n with + ? to strike, cut.] 1. (Gram.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) Same as Syncopation. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting. [1913 Webster] 4. A pause or cessation; suspension. [R.] [1913 Webster] Revely, and dance, and show, Suffer a syncope and solemn pause. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]