Index of English words, starting with "sy"

(1) - Syncopated (imp. & p. p.) of Syncopate

(1) - Syncopation (n.) The act of syncopating; a peculiar figure of rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the first half of the beat which follows.
(2) - Syncopation (n.) The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word by taking one or more letters or syllables from the middle; syncope.

(1) - Syncope (n.) A pause or cessation; suspension.
(2) - Syncope (n.) A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting.
(3) - Syncope (n.) Same as Syncopation.
(4) - Syncope (n.) 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.

(1) - Syncretism (n.) Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other.