From: Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 09:54:27 -0800 (PST)
To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--syncope (fwd)
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                          SANDY SANDFORT
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C'punks,

For those of you who don't get Word.A.Day, you might enjoy the
unatributed quote at the bottom of the post.


 S a n d y

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Date: Sat, 23 Nov 1996 01:52:20 -0500
From: Wordsmith <wsmith@wordsmith.org>
To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--syncope

syn.co.pe \'sin-k*-(.)pe-, 'sin-\ n [LL, fr Gk synkope-, lit., cutting 
   short, fr. synkoptein to cut]short, fr. syn- + koptein to cut - more at 
   CAPON 1: a partial or complete temporary suspension of respiration and 
   circulation due to cerebral ischemia : FAINT 2: the loss of one or more 
   sounds or letters in the interior of a word (as in fo'c'sle for forecastle)

 
 
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