syncopated

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɪnkəpeɪtɪd/
  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈsɪnkəˌpeɪtɪd/, [ˈsɪŋkəˌpeɪɾɪd]
    • Audio (US); [ˈsiŋkəˌpeɪɾɪd]:(file)

Adjective

syncopated (comparative more syncopated, superlative most syncopated)

  1. (grammar) of a word, shortened by syncope
  2. (music) of a rhythm, modified by syncopation
    • 2015 June 18, Nate Chinen, “Review: Eric Revis Trio Lets the Music Lead the Way at the Jazz Gallery”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 June 2022:
      At one point, her spidery abstractions gave way to a series of abruptly syncopated hits, like a deranged allusion to the Thelonious Monk tune “Evidence.”

Derived terms

Verb

syncopated

  1. simple past and past participle of syncopate
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