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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Oscitancy (0.01502 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Oscitancy.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: oscitancy
oscitancy
n 1: drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning [syn:
oscitance]
2: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth;
usually triggered by fatigue or boredom;
“he could not
suppress a yawn”;
“the yawning in the audience told him it
was time to stop”;
“he apologized for his ostinancy” [syn:
yawn,
yawning,
oscitance]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Oscitancy
Oscitancy
\Os"ci*tan*cy\, n. [See
Oscitant.]
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1. The act of gaping or yawning.
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2. Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness. --Hallam.
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It might proceed from the oscitancy of transcribers.
--Addison.
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