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syncope

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋkəpi/

Definition of syncope

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1 Medicine temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure.
  • 2 Grammar the omission of sounds or letters from within a word, for example when library is pronounced /ˈlʌɪbri/.

Derivatives

syncopal

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek sunkopē, from sun- 'together' + koptein 'strike, cut off'

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