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Oscitance

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Noun

1. oscitance, oscitancy

drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning

2. oscitance, oscitancy, yawn, yawning

an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom

Example Sentences:
'he could not suppress a yawn'
'the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop'
'he apologized for his oscitancy'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Oscitance

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noun plural -tancies or -tances
1. 
the state of being drowsy, lazy, or inattentive
2. 
the act of yawning

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Oscitance

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noun
drowsiness, dullness, apathy, etc.

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Oscitance

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n.
Oscitancy.

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