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syncopation

syncopation


syn·co·pa·tion    Audio Help   (sĭng'kə-pā'shən, sĭn'-)   

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.

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