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From Latin oscitans + -cy, present participle of ōscitō (“to yawn, gape, open the mouth”), from Latin os (“the mouth”).
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oscitancy
Today it means: the act of yawning Full definition →
Today it means: the act of yawning Full definition →
From Latin oscitans + -cy, present participle of ōscitō (“to yawn, gape, open the mouth”), from Latin os (“the mouth”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.