Definitions for oscitance
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Princeton's WordNet
oscitancy, oscitance(noun)
drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning
yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy(noun)
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"
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