syncopation

Definition of Syncopation in English :

1. syncopation, syncope

(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in fo'c'sle' for forecastle')

2. syncopation

a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

3. syncopation

music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Syncopation

noun

1. music

a.

the displacement of the usual rhythmic accent away from a strong beat onto a weak beat

b.

a note, beat, rhythm, etc, produced by syncopation

2. another word for syncope (sense 2)

noun

1.

a syncopating or being syncopated

2.

syncopated music, a syncopated rhythm, etc.

3. Grammar

syncope

n.

1. Music A shift of accent in a passage or composition that occurs when a normally weak beat is stressed.

2. Something, such as rhythm, that is syncopated.

3. Grammar Syncope.