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prettygoodwordoscitancy - n., the act of yawning; drowsiness, dullness, inattentiveness.
From Latin oscitans, yawning, from os-, mouth, + citare, to move. A nice $20 word for an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth, thus finishing O Joy O Rapture Week.
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From Latin oscitans, yawning, from os-, mouth, + citare, to move. A nice $20 word for an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth, thus finishing O Joy O Rapture Week.
---L.
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Date: 2005-10-09 02:43 am (UTC)---L.