Word of the Day - oscitation

oscitation

/ˌɒsɪˈteɪʃn/
noun
rare
The action or an act of yawning from drowsiness.

Origin
Mid
16th century; earliest use found in Andrew Borde (c1490–1549),
physician and author. From classical Latin ōscitātiōn-, ōscitātiō the
action of yawning from ōscitāt-, past participial stem of ōscitāre and
ōscitārī + -iō.

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Though oscitation is rare in modern use, the yawns it describes are common, especially in my mid afternoon. However, oscitation is never elicited by these daily posts. No. Never.