noun
syncŏpē
Meaning
- A fainting away
syncŏpē, ēs, or syncŏpa, ae, f., = συγκοπή.
I. A fainting away, swooning, syncope, Veg. 1, 35.—
II. In gram., the omission of a letter or syllable in the middle of a word, syncope, Charis. p. 248 P.; Diom. p. 436 ib.