oscitation

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The act of yawning or gaping.

   “Ossitacio is the latyn worde..In englysh it is named ossitacion yeanynge or gapynge.”

2. isim The condition of being listless, drowsy, negligent, or inattentive; an occurrence of such negligence or inattention.

   “These transient fits of oscitation, and inactivity, are perhaps no more than a necessary relaxation to the mind, and serve to quicken its faculties to a more lively sensation of returning pleasure.”