syncope
n
1 [U, C] (medical 醫(yī)) brief loss of consciousness; faint(ing) 暈厥.
2 [U] (linguistics 語言) shortening of a word by omitting one or more letters or syllables in the middle, eg `bosun' for `boatswain' 詞中省音, 央字失落, 央音失落(省略詞中的字母或音節(jié), 如將 boatswain 略為 bosun).
??? 情景例句
Do you want to do something this Sunday? John and I would like you to come over for a party.