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oscĭtātĭo (noun F) : oscito
* An opening of the mouth wide, a gaping.
* In gen.: conchas pandentes sese quādam oscitatione,a gaping,Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 107.
* In partic., a gaping, yawning, Plin. 7, 6, 5, § 42; Gell. 4, 20, 9; Mart. 2, 6, 4.
* Trop.: sed Bruti senis oscitationes,tediousnesses, tedious writings,Stat. S. 4, 9, 20: non ipse (judex) nostrā oscitatione solvatur,by our languid speaking,Quint. 11, 3, 3.
* An opening of the mouth wide, a gaping.
* In gen.: conchas pandentes sese quādam oscitatione,a gaping,Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 107.
* In partic., a gaping, yawning, Plin. 7, 6, 5, § 42; Gell. 4, 20, 9; Mart. 2, 6, 4.
* Trop.: sed Bruti senis oscitationes,tediousnesses, tedious writings,Stat. S. 4, 9, 20: non ipse (judex) nostrā oscitatione solvatur,by our languid speaking,Quint. 11, 3, 3.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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