Meaning of oscitation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of yawning or gaping.
   also, figuratively
2. The condition of being listless, drowsy, negligent, or inattentive; an occurrence of such negligence or inattention.
   obsolete

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Examples

“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.”

“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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