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oscitancy

/ ˈɒɪəԲɪ /

noun

  1. the state of being drowsy, lazy, or inattentive
  2. the act of yawning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzٲԳ, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oscitancy1

C17: from Latin Dz to gape, yawn
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From cases of excusable oscitancy they degenerate, either into instances of inexcusable licentiousness, or else into cases of downright fraud.

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Its necessary concomitants, are official inattention and oscitancy.

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