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oscitancy means: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

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oscitancy

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9 lettersPart of speech nounSorted accinostyStarts with OEnds with Y0 clues

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an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

From Latin oscitans + -cy, present participle of ōscitō (“to yawn, gape, open the mouth”), from Latin os (“the mouth”).

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