Term: syncope: (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle')
Candidate hypernym: abstraction: a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples → 1
Candidate hypernym: chlorambucil: an alkalating agent (trade name Leukeran) used to treat some kinds of cancer → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus alocasia: tropical Asiatic herbs similar to Colocasia but distinguished by a large sterile spadix → 0
Candidate hypernym: megaera: one of the three Furies → 0
Candidate hypernym: koto player: a musician who plays the koto → 0
Candidate hypernym: occlusion: (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed → 0
Candidate hypernym: rustiness: the condition of being coated or clogged with rust → 0
Candidate hypernym: burweed marsh elder: tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil in central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever → 0
Candidate hypernym: aluminum: a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite → 0
Candidate hypernym: matting: a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) → 0
Candidate hypernym: tercentennial: the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) → 0