cunctation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin cūnctātiō (“‘a delaying, tarrying’”), from cūnctor (“‘linger, hesitate’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /kʌŋkˈteɪʃən/, SAMPA: /kVNk"teI.S@n
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[edit] Noun

cunctation (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Delay, hesitation, procrastination.
   • 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, Folio Society 2007, p. 428:

     celerity should always be contempered with cunctation.

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[edit] Derived terms

• cunctatory