pandiculate

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English

WOTD – 8 December 2008
Joseph Ducreux pandiculating; self-portrait c. 1783

Etymology

From Latin pandiculātus, perfect active participle of pandiculor (“stretch oneself”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /pænˈdɪk.jə.leɪt/
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Verb

pandiculate (third-person singular simple present pandiculates, present participle pandiculating, simple past and past participle pandiculated)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To fully stretch the torso and upper limbs, typically accompanied by yawning.

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Participle

pandiculāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of pandiculātus
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