Syncopative

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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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