(of music or a rhythm) characterized by displaced beats or accents so that the strong beats are weak and vice versa.
Syncopate
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To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters orsyllables from the middle; as, Gloster is a syncopated form ofGloucester.
Syncopate meaning & definition 1 of Syncopate.
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The rather difficult process of creating and [maintaining] [distinctly] different rhythmic assignments for each hand; relevant to most musical instruments, but in particular to the [piano].
Syncopate meaning & definition 2 of Syncopate.
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Displace the beats or accents in (music or a rhythm) so that strong beats become weak and vice versa.
Syncopate meaning & definition 3 of Syncopate.
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to have a rhythm in which strong notes are not on the beat, or to create music that has this rhythm:
Syncopate meaning & definition 4 of Syncopate.
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