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Meaning of PANDICULATION

Pronunciation:  pan`dikyu'leyshun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  yawning and stretching (as when first waking up)
 
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 See Also: oscitance, oscitancy, stretch, stretching, yawn, yawning

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pan*dic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. pandiculari to stretch
one's self, fr. pandere to spread out.]
A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as
when fatigued and drowsy.
 

 

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