syncopated

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsinkə(ʊ)ˌpeɪtəd/

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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, 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.”

Verb

syncopated

1. simple past and past participle of syncopate