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oscitance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-c-i-tance
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

oscitancy

Etymology

From Latin oscitans, present participle of ōscitō (“to yawn, gape, open the mouth”), from Latin os (“the mouth”).

Inflected Forms

oscitances (plural)

Synonyms

yawn yawning oscitancy

Questions

What does oscitance mean?
oscitancy
Where does oscitance come from?
From Latin oscitans, present participle of ōscitō (“to yawn, gape, open the mouth”), from Latin os (“the mouth”).

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