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English noun: syncope | |||
| 1. | syncope (event) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | ||
| Synonyms | deliquium, faint, swoon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | loss of consciousness | ||
| 2. | syncope (communication) (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | ||
| Synonyms | syncopation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulation | ||
| Domain category | phonemics, phonology | ||
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