Syncopative
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to syncopation. not-comparable
"Any page of sheet-music jazz will reveal a number of common simple syncopative formulas applied to melodic purposes."
Example
More examples"Any page of sheet-music jazz will reveal a number of common simple syncopative formulas applied to melodic purposes."
Etymology
From syncopate + -ive.
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