oscĭtātĭo, ōnis, f. [oscito], an opening of the mouth wide, a gaping.
I In gen.: conchas pandentes sese quādam oscitatione, a gaping , 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, tediousnesses , tedious writings , Stat. S. 4, 9, 20: non ipse (judex) nostrā oscitatione solvatur, by our languid speaking , Quint. 11, 3, 3.