Jazz makes heavy use of syncopation.
Source: tatoeba (5888151)
Syncopation
//ˌsɪŋ.kəˈpeɪ.ʃən//
Synonyms for "syncopation" (52 found)
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6 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese
2 entries- 切分 noun (rhythm quality)
- 切分音 noun (rhythm quality)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 字中音省略 noun (phonology: loss of sounds)
Finnish
2 entries- synkopaatio noun (rhythm quality)
- synkopee noun (phonology: loss of sounds)
French
1 entries- syncopation noun (rhythm quality)
Hungarian
2 entries- szinkópa noun (rhythm quality)
- szinkópa noun (phonology: loss of sounds)
Japanese
1 entries- シンコペーション noun (rhythm quality)
Māori
1 entries- taki aruaru noun (rhythm quality)
Portuguese
2 entries- sincopação noun (rhythm quality)
- síncope noun (rhythm quality)
Swedish
3 entries- synkop noun (rhythm quality)
- synkope noun (phonology: loss of sounds)
- synkopering noun (rhythm quality)
Sample sentences
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This piece makes heavy use of syncopation.
Source: tatoeba (5888152)
This piece makes heavy use of dissonance and syncopation.
Source: tatoeba (5933835)
Syncopation is the union, or the perception of the union, of two or more rhythmic patterns.
Source: tatoeba (12093840)
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