Term: syncope: (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
Candidate hypernym: articulation: the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech → 1
Candidate hypernym: zaire: the basic unit of money in Zaire → 0
Candidate hypernym: thoracotomy: surgical incision into the chest walls opening up the pleural cavity → 0
Candidate hypernym: at home: a reception held in your own home → 0
Candidate hypernym: lepomis: bream → 0
Candidate hypernym: conference room: a room in which a conference can be held → 0
Candidate hypernym: earthenware: ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat → 0
Candidate hypernym: vinifera grape: grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe → 0
Candidate hypernym: murine typhus: acute infection caused by rickettsia and transmitted by the bite of an infected flea; characterized by fever and chills and muscle aches and a rash → 0
Candidate hypernym: fifth wheel: a steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate → 0
Candidate hypernym: overflight: a flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreign territory) → 0