- syncopator
- noun see syncopate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
syncopator
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syncopator — See syncopate. * * * … Universalium
syncopator — syn·co·pa·tor … English syllables
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syncopate — syncopator, n. /sing keuh payt , sin /, v.t., syncopated, syncopating. 1. Music. a. to place (the accents) on beats that are normally unaccented. b. to treat (a passage, piece, etc.) in this way. 2. Gram. to contract (a word) by omitting one or… … Universalium
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syncopate — [ sɪŋkəpeɪt] verb 1》 [usu. as adjective syncopated] displace the beats or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa. 2》 Grammar shorten by syncope. Derivatives syncopation noun syncopator noun … English new terms dictionary
syncopate — /ˈsɪŋkəpeɪt / (say singkuhpayt) verb (t) (syncopated, syncopating) 1. Music a. to place (the accents) on beats which are normally unaccented. b. to employ notes so affected in (a passage, piece, etc.). 2. Phonetics to contract (a word) by… …
