Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syncopative

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: syn-co-pa-tive
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to syncopation.

Example Sentences

"Any page of sheet-music jazz will reveal a number of common simple syncopative formulas applied to melodic purposes."

Etymology

From syncopate + -ive.

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)kep-
Suffix: syncopate

Questions

What does syncopative mean?: Of or relating to syncopation.
Where does syncopative come from?: From syncopate + -ive.

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