CEFR B1

syncope

noun

Meaning

syncope means the loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't, never to ne'er, or the.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses syncope to mean the loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by....
The teacher asked students to find syncope in the reading.

Synonyms: faint, fainting, lipothymia

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syncope (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋkəpi/

Definition

syncope means the loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't, never to ne'er, or the.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses syncope to mean the loss or elision of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by....
The teacher asked students to find syncope in the reading.
Check the words around syncope to choose the right meaning.

How to Use syncope

a/the syncope (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a syncope."
syncope in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked syncope in context before translating it."

Synonyms of syncope

Words with a similar meaning to syncope:

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