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In some senses, oscitation is marked as figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
oscitation
/ˌɒsɪˈteɪʃən/
noun 2
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3ADJ.
transient
VERB + OSCITATION
fits
OSCITATION + NOUN
inactivity, laughter, ridicule
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noun
1
The act of yawning or gaping.
Ossitacio is the latyn worde..In englysh it is named ossitacion yeanynge or gapynge.
But I shall defer considering this subject at large, until I come to my treatise of oscitation, laughter, and ridicule.
2
The condition of being listless, drowsy, negligent, or inattentive; an occurrence of such negligence or inattention.
These transient fits of oscitation, and inactivity, are perhaps no more than a necessary relaxation to the mind, and serve to quicken its faculties to a more lively sensation of returning pleasure.
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Ossitacio is the latyn worde..In englysh it is named ossitacion yeanynge or gapynge.
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But I shall defer considering this subject at large, until I come to my treatise of oscitation, laughter, and ridicule.
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These transient fits of oscitation, and inactivity, are perhaps no more than a necessary relaxation to the mind, and serve to quicken its faculties to a more lively sensation of returning pleasure.
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