oscitation
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Is oscitation a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of oscitation?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (also figurative) The act of yawning or gaping.Examples: "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."alsofiguratively
2. (obsolete) The condition of being listless, drowsy, negligent, or inattentive; an occurrence of such negligence or inattention.Examples: "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."obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary