Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or of the nature of syncope.
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- adjective
syncopal
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Examples
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I prefer the term syncopic episode because fainting sounds like something a Victorian lady does on a fancy couch, and I am far from Victorian, and I am far from being a lady.) "Could you look at me?" he asked.
Anhedonia (excerpt) Laura Preble 2010
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The thought of my underwear co-mingling with his clothing nearly caused me to have a syncopic episode (that's fainting.
Anhedonia (excerpt) Laura Preble 2010
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