oscitancy

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Latin oscitans (“listless, sluggish, sleepy”).

Noun

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oscitancy (plural oscitancies)

  1. the act of yawning
  2. drowsiness, especially when marked by yawning

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