Oscitancy Definition

ŏsĭ-tən-sē
noun

The act of yawning.

Wiktionary
Drowsiness, dullness, apathy, etc.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Oscitancy

  • From oscitant yawning from Latin ōscitāns ōscitant- present participle of ōscitāre to yawn ōs mouth ōs- in Indo-European roots citāre to move keiə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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