9 letters · 16 points in Scrabble
verb omit a sound or letter in a word
verb modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat
originFrom Medieval Latin syncopātus, past participle of syncopō, from Late Latin syncopa, from Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κόπτω (kóptō, “cut”).
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