oscĭtātĭo
oscĭtātĭo, ōnis, 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.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
oscĭtātĭo
Headword (normalized/stripped):
oscitatio
Intro Text:
oscĭtātĭo, ōnis, 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.
URN:
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