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Overview of noun oscitance

The noun oscitance has 2 senses


  • oscitancy, oscitance -- (drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning)

  • yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy -- (an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy")