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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning;
[syn: oscitancy, oscitance]

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



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Oscitancy \Os"ci*tan*cy\, n. [See Oscitant.]
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   1. The act of gaping or yawning.
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   2. Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness. --Hallam.
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            It might proceed from the oscitancy of transcribers.
                                                  --Addison.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

oscitancy
    n 1: drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning [syn:
         oscitancy, oscitance]
    2: 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" [syn:
       yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy]