syncope
[ sing-kuh-pee, sin- ]
noun
Grammar. the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
Pathology. brief loss of consciousness associated with transient cerebral anemia, as in heart block, sudden lowering of the blood pressure, etc.; fainting.
Origin of syncope
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Late Latin syncopē, from Greek synkopḗ “a cutting short,” from syn- syn- + kopḗ “a cutting” (from kóptein “to cut”)
Other words from syncope
- syn·cop·ic [sin-kop-ik], /sɪnˈkɒp ɪk/, syn·co·pal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for syncope
syncope
/ (ˈsɪŋkəpɪ) /
noun
pathol a technical word for a faint
the omission of one or more sounds or letters from the middle of a word
Origin of syncope
1C16: from Late Latin syncopa, from Greek sunkopē a cutting off, from syn- + koptein to cut
Derived forms of syncope
- syncopic (sɪŋˈkɒpɪk) or syncopal, adjective
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