n. (词中)音省略, 中略

[医] 晕厥

Syncope \Syn"co*pe\, n. [L. syncope, syncopa, Gr. ? a cutting
up, a syncope; akin to ? to beat together, to cut up, cut
short, weavy; sy`n with + ? to strike, cut.]
1. (Gram.) 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.

2. (Mus.) Same as {Syncopation}.

3. (Med.) A fainting, or swooning. See {Fainting}.

4. A pause or cessation; suspension. [R.]

Revely, and dance, and show,
Suffer a syncope and solemn pause. --Cowper.