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syncope
syn·co·pe [ síngkəpee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. fainting episode: the action of fainting, or a fainting fit ( technical )

2. loss of sounds from word: the shortening of a word by the loss of sounds or letters from its middle
[Mid-16th century. Via late Latin< Greek sugkopē< sugkoptein "cut short" < koptein "to cut"]

syn·co·pal adjective
syn·cop·ic [ sing kóppik ] adjective
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