/
ˈsɪŋkəpi/
n.
- Medicine temporary loss of consciousness caused by low blood pressure.
- Grammar the omission of sounds or letters from within a word, for example when library is pronounced
/ˈlʌɪbri/
.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: via late L. from Gk sunkopē, from sun- ‘together’ + koptein ‘strike, cut off’.
