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Meaning of CUNCTATION

Pronunciation:  kungk'teyshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the act of procrastinating
 
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 Synonyms: procrastination, shillyshally
 
 See Also: delay, holdup

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cunc*ta"tion\ (k?nk-t?"sh?n), n. [L. cunctatio, fr.
cunctari, p. p. cunctatus, to delay.]
Delay; procrastination. [R.] --Carlyle.
 

 

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