Answer: syncopes

AnswerCrossword Clue
SYNCOPESContractions of words.
SYNCOPESFainting spells
SYNCOPESSwoons
SYNCOPESElisions
SYNCOPESWord elisions, as in "forecastle" to "fo'c'sle"
SYNCOPESPhonetic contractions
syncopesSYNCOPE, a contraction of a word by omitting sounds from the middle