noun (n)

• a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain(noun.event)

  Synonym:
  deliquium, faint, swoon
  

  source: wordnet30
• (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  syncopation
  

  source: wordnet30
• An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every.(noun)

  source: webster1913