'Syncopated' definitions:
Definition of 'syncopated'
From: WordNet
adjective
Stressing a normally weak beat
Definition of 'Syncopated'
From: GCIDE
- Syncopate \Syn"co*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Syncopated; p. pr. & vb. n. Syncopating.] [LL. syncopatus, p. p. of syncopare to syncopate, to swoon. See Syncope.]
- 1. (Gram.) To contract, as a word, by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a syncopated form of "Gloucester." [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mus.) To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a measure, and continue it into the following accented part, so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and the rhythm drags. [1913 Webster]