oscitance

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oscitance - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  oscitance
      n 1: drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning [syn:
           oscitancy, oscitance]
      2: an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth;
         usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not
         suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it
         was time to stop"; "he apologized for his oscitancy" [syn:
         yawn, yawning, oscitance, oscitancy]