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The loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
Answer for the clue "The loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') ", 7 letters:
syncope
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A loss of consciousness when someone faints, a swoon. 2 (context prosody phonology English) The absence of a sound from the interior of a word, for example by changing cannot to can't or the pronunciation of placenames in -cester (e.g. Leicester) as ...
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Syncope , also known as fainting , is defined as a short loss of consciousness and muscle strength, characterized by a fast onset, short duration, and spontaneous recovery. It is due to a decrease in blood flow to the entire brain usually from low blood ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.] (Gram.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of ...
Usage examples of syncope.
Fatal hemorrhage had been avoided in this case by the formation of coagulum in the wound during the syncope immediately following the stab, possibly aided by extended exposure to cold.
Odorous substances have occasioned syncope, stupor, nausea, vomiting, and sometimes death.
Excellent in cases of sudden syncope or fainting, such as sometimes require the opening of windows, the dashing on of cold water, the cutting of stays, perhaps, with a scene of more or less tumultuous perturbation and afflux of clamorous womanhood.
Excellent in cases of sudden syncope or fainting, such as sometimes require the opening of windows, the dashing on of cold water, the cutting of stays, perhaps, with a scene of more or less tumultuous perturbation and afflux of clamorous womanhood.