syncopated
AdjectiveUS[sing-kuh-pey-tid]/ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪtɪd/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (1)
- stressing a normally weak beatOpposite unrhythmicSimilar rhythmical, rhythmic
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“syncopated” is listed under Syncopate.
Syn′co·pate transitive verb [past tense & past participle Syncopated; present participle & verbal noun Syncopating.]
Origin: LL. syncopatus, p. p. of syncopare to syncopate, to swoon. See Syncope.
1. Grammar To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, “Gloster” is a syncopated form of “Gloucester.”
2. Music To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54