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    OSCITANCY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredomplay

    Example:

    he apologized for his oscitancy

    Synonyms:

    oscitance; oscitancy; yawn; yawning

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("oscitancy" is a kind of...):

    inborn reflex; innate reflex; instinctive reflex; physiological reaction; reflex; reflex action; reflex response; unconditioned reflex (an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oscitancy"):

    pandiculation (yawning and stretching (as when first waking up))

    Derivation:

    oscitant (showing lack of attention or boredom)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawningplay

    Synonyms:

    oscitance; oscitancy

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("oscitancy" is a kind of...):

    dullness; obtuseness (the quality of being slow to understand)

    drowsiness; sleepiness; somnolence (a very sleepy state)

    Derivation:

    oscitant (showing lack of attention or boredom)

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