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Latin
Etymology
From ōs (“mouth”) + citō (“cause to move”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ōscitō (present infinitive ōscitāre, perfect active ōscitāvī, supine ōscitātum); first conjugation, no passive
- to open one's mouth, gape
- to open out, unfold
- to gape with weariness, yawn
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References
- “oscito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “oscito”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- oscito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.