syncope
noun
the contraction of a word by omitting one or more sounds from the middle, as in the reduction of never to ne'er.
syncopes
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pluralof syncope.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As a child I had suffered from syncopes which had lasted several hours, but surely my heart would beat anew, my blood circulate and my muscles relax.
From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Émile Zola
Have we ever seen lethargies, or swoons, or syncopes last whole years together?
From The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. by Henry Christmas
Whytt mentions a woman of delicate constitution and great sensibility of the digestive tract in whom foods difficult of digestion provoked spasms, which were often followed by syncopes.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Her health has been good since her last operation, the syncopes are easy, and the communications obtained in this state have acquired a degree of coherence and plausibility which was previously wanting.
From Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research by Michael Sage
