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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Syn·co·pate v. t. [imp. & p. p. Syncopated p. pr. & vb. n. Syncopating.]
 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.”
 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 syncopated
      adj : stressing a normally weak beat