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syncopated

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsinkə(ʊ)ˌpeɪtəd/

adj

  1. of a word, shortened by syncope
  2. of a rhythm, modified by syncopation

    “At one point, her spidery abstractions gave way to a series of abruptly syncopated hits, like a deranged allusion to the Thelonious Monk tune “Evidence.””

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of syncopate