syncopation
/,sɪŋkə'peɪʃən/
noun
11 letters4 syllables18 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle').
2
A musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat.
3
Music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm.
WORD FORMS
Related formsyncopate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinopationsyncay
Starts & ends withS … N
Syllablessyn · co · pa · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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