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Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin syncope, from Ancient Greek συγκοπή (sunkopḗ).
Pronunciation
Noun
síncope f (plural síncopes)
- (medicine) syncope (loss of consciousness)
- (music) syncopation (off-beat placement of rhythmic stresses or accents)
- (phonetics) syncope (loss of sounds in the middle of a word)
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
síncope f (plural síncopes)
- (medicine) syncope (loss of consciousness)
- Synonyms: desmaio, chilique, desfalecimento
- (music) syncopation (off-beat placement of rhythmic stresses or accents)
- Synonym: sincopação
- (phonetics) syncope (loss of sounds in the middle of a word)
Derived terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
síncope m (plural síncopes)
- (pathology) syncope
- (phonetics) syncope
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