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(1):

(v. t.) To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester."

(2):

(v. t.) To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Syncopate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/syncopate.html. 1828.
 
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