Syncope

·noun A pause or cessation; suspension.

II. Syncope ·noun ·same·as Syncopation.

III. Syncope ·noun A fainting, or swooning. ·see Fainting.

IV. Syncope ·noun An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every.