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os•ci•tant
(os′i tənt),USA pronunciation adj.
os′ci•tan•cy, os′ci•tance, n.
- yawning, as with drowsiness;
gaping. - drowsy or inattentive.
- dull, lazy, or negligent.
- Latin ōscitant- (stem of ōscitāns) (present participle of ōscitāre to gape, yawn), equivalent. to ōs mouth + cit(āre) to put in motion) + -ant- -ant
- 1615–25