Syncope

Part of speech: noun (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.

2. Same as Syncopation.

3. A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting.

4. A pause or cessation; suspension. [R.] Revely, and dance, and show, Suffer a syncope and solemn pause. Cowper.