"act of yawning," 1540s, from Late Latin oscitationem (nominative oscitatio), noun of action from past-participle stem of oscitare "to gape, yawn" (see oscitant).
oscillator
oscilloscope
oscine
oscitant
oscitate
oscitation
Osco-
osculate
osculation
-ose
osier
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