oscĭtātĭo
ōnis, f.
I.
an opening of the mouth wide, a gaping.
I.
In gen.: conchas pandentes sese quādam oscitatione, Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 107.—
II.
In partic., a gaping, yawning, Plin. 7, 6, 5, § 42; Gell. 4, 20, 9; Mart. 2, 6, 4.—
B.
Trop.: sed Bruti senis oscitationes, Stat. S. 4, 9, 20: non ipse (judex) nostrā oscitatione solvatur, Quint. 11, 3, 3.