See Also: syncopation(dictionary)
syncopation(dictionary)

syncopation (iou)



syncopation noun. M16.
[medieval Latin syncopatio(n-), formed as SYNCOPATE: see -ATION.]
Grammar & Prosody. = SYNCOPE noun 2. Also, alteration of normal stress to fit a poetic metre. M16.
Music. The displacement of the beats or accents in a passage so that strong beats become weak or vice versa; the shifting of beat so produced; a syncopated rhythm. L16.
b. Music characterized by a syncopated rhythm; spec. dance music influenced by ragtime. E20.