different between syncopation vs legatura

English

Etymology

syncopate +? -ion The phonological sense first attested in English in the 1530's, the musical sense in the 1590's.

Noun

syncopation (usually uncountable, plural syncopations)

1. (linguistics, phonology) The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or syllables in the middle thereof.
2. (music) 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.

Derived terms

• syncopational
• syncopationally

Related terms

• syncope

Translations

English

Etymology

Italian. See ligature.

Noun

legatura (plural legaturas)

1. (music) A tie or brace; a syncopation.

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin lig?tura, from Latin lig?tus.

Noun

legatura f (plural legature)

1. binding (of a book)
2. ligature
3. logotype
4. (orthography, typography) typographic ligature

Related terms

• legare
• legamento

Descendants

• ? English: legatura

Latin

Participle

l?g?t?ra

1. nominative feminine singular of l?g?t?rus
2. nominative neuter plural of l?g?t?rus
3. accusative neuter plural of l?g?t?rus
4. vocative feminine singular of l?g?t?rus
5. vocative neuter plural of l?g?t?rus

Participle

l?g?t?r?

1. ablative feminine singular of l?g?t?rus