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   syncope

   /ˈsɪŋkəpi/

   noun

   • 1. temporary loss of consciousness caused by a fall in blood pressure.
   • 2. the omission of sounds or letters from within a word, for example when library is pronounced /ˈlʌɪbri/.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek sunkopē, from sun- ‘together’ + koptein ‘strike, cut off’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. syncopal adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • S

     1

   • Y

     4

   • N

     1

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

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