Abridged vs Syncopated - What's the difference?

As adjectives the difference between abridged and syncopated

is that abridged is cut or shortened, especially of a literary work while syncopated is (grammar) of a word, shortened by syncope.

is that abridged is (abridge) while syncopated is (syncopate).

(en adjective)

cut or shortened, especially of a literary work

The novel was abridged by the author to make the audio recording a more manageable length.

(head)

(abridge)

(en adjective)

(grammar) of a word, shortened by syncope

(music) of a rhythm, modified by syncopation

(head)

(syncopate)