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oscitation

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌɒsɪˈteɪʃən/Sorted aciinoosttStarts with OEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. The act of yawning or gaping.

Word origin

Latin ōscitātiō, from ōscitō (“to gape”).

Used in a sentence

  • “Ossitacio is the latyn worde..In englysh it is named ossitacion yeanynge or gapynge.”
  • “But I shall defer considering this subject at large, until I come to my treatise of oscitation, laughter, and ridicule.”
  • “These transient fits of oscitation, and inactivity, are perhaps no more than a necessary relaxation to the mind, and serve to quicken its faculties to a more lively sensation of returning pleasure.”

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