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syncope
noun
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in ‘fo'c'sle’ for ‘forecastle’)
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ˈsɪŋ.kə.pi
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noun
(phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in ‘fo'c'sle’ for ‘forecastle’)
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