syncopation
(noun)
noun
1. (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
Similar word(s): syncope
Definition categories: communication, articulation
2. a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat
Definition categories: communication, beat, rhythm
3. music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm
Definition categories: communication, music