Syncope /(?)/

Syn·co·pe

Syncope

n.
  1. An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every. (Gram.)
  2. Same as Syncopation. (Mus.)
  3. A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting. (Med.)
  4. A pause or cessation; suspension. [R.]
    Revely, and dance, and show, Suffer a syncope and solemn pause.