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Use of ne'er for never, e.g
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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 may refer to one of the following: Syncope (medicine) , also known as fainting Syncope (phonology) , the loss of one or more sounds, particularly an unstressed vowel, from the interior of a word Syncopation , a musical effect caused by off-beat ...
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 ...
WordNet
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n. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain [syn: faint , swoon , deliquium ] (phonology) the loss of sounds in the interior of a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') [syn: syncopation ]
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.