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oscitancy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-c-i-tan-cy
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the act of yawning

noun

drowsiness, especially when marked by yawning

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

oscitancies (plural)

Synonyms

oscitance yawn yawning

Questions

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

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