The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.
The quality of a rhythm being somehow unexpected, in that it deviates from the strict succession of regularly spaced strong and weak beats in a meter.
The loss or elision of a sound, from the interior of a word, especially of a vowel sound with loss of a syllable.
A loss of consciousness when someone faints.
A missed beat or off-beat stress in music resulting in syncopation.