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Word: Syncope
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek sunkopē, from sun- ‘together’ + koptein ‘strike, cut off’
ˈsɪŋkəpi
temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure.
Short Definition:temporary loss of consciousness caused by fall in blood pressure
the omission of sounds or letters from within a word, for example when library is pronounced /ˈlʌɪbri/.
Short Definition:omission of sounds or letters from within word
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