1. (n.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, every for every.

2. (n.) Same as Syncopation.

3. (n.) A fainting, or swooning. See Fainting.

4. (n.) A pause or cessation; suspension.

KO abbreviation abridgment abstract andante tempo apocope aposiopesis beat blackout catalepsy catatonia catatony clipping coma compound time compression condensation conspectus contraction crasis curtailment cutting duple time elision ellipsis epitome faint foreshortening grayout kayo knockout largo lipothymia lipothymy march tempo mixed times nirvana nirvana principle nothingness oblivion obliviousness precis presto pruning rag ragtime recap recapitulation reduction retrenchment rubato semiconsciousness senselessness sextuple time shortening simple time sleep stupor summary summation swoon syncopation syneresis synopsis telescoping tempo tempo rubato three-quarter time time time pattern timing triple time triplet truncation two-four time unconsciousness waltz time