noun (n)

• (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  syncope
  

  source: wordnet30
• a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat(noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm(noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope.(noun)

  source: webster1913