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pandiculation (n.)

"an instinctive stretching of oneself, as upon awakening," 1610s, noun of action from past-participle stem of Latin pandiculari "to stretch oneself," from pandere "to stretch" (from nasalized form of PIE root *pete- "to spread"). Sometimes used inaccurately for "a yawning."

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Definitions of pandiculation from WordNet

pandiculation (n.)
yawning and stretching (as when first waking up);
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