Meaning Of The Word Syncopation

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What's The Definition Of Syncopation?

syncopation
variable noun: Syncopation is the quality that music has when the weak beats in a bar are stressed instead of the strong ones.

syncopation in American English
a syncopating or being syncopated
noun: a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats

syncopation in British English
noun: the displacement of the usual rhythmic accent away from a strong beat onto a weak beat

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