Feedback
Syncopation
Meaning
Noun
●
In Linguistics & Phonology:
The
contraction
of a
word
by means of
loss
or
omission
of
sounds
or
syllables
in the
middle
thereof.
●
In Music:
The quality of a
rhythm
being somehow
unexpected
,
in that
it
deviates
from the
strict
succession
of
regularly
spaced
strong and
weak
beats
in a meter.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
syncopation
English
-ion
English
syncopate
English
syncopatus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Rhythms
Rhythm
Tempo
Melody
Percussion
Harmonies
Tritones
Timbre
Arpeggios
Rhythmic
Melodies
Music
Song
Vibrato
Choreography
Songs
Choruses
Beat
Chords
Sound
Staccato
Timbres
Melodic
Polyrhythms
Beats
Trills
Chromaticism
Rhyme
Accompaniment
Riffs
Singing
Improvisation
Jazz
Piano
Rhymes
Rubato
Basslines
Intonation
Vocals
Musicality
Lyrics
Chorus
Bassline
Lyric
Soundtrack
Harmonic Progression
Time Signatures
Chord Progressions
Electric Guitars
Chamber Music
More
Join 10 million students and professionals writing 70% faster at QuillBot.com
Start writing better