Dictionary Check: syncopation
"syncopation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
18
points
Words with Friends
21
points
Definition
noun
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in ‘fo'c'sle’ for ‘forecastle’)
noun
a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
noun
music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
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