pandiculation
English
editEtymology
editFrom pandiculate + -ion.
Pronunciation
editRhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editpandiculation (countable and uncountable, plural pandiculations)
- A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy or on waking, often accompanied by yawning.
- 1993, John Banville, Ghosts:
- If I were a visitor from another planet - but then, am I not a visitor from another planet? - I think that of all the earthlings' quirks it is the act of pandiculation that would surprise and fascinate me most, that slow stretch and then the soundless ape-howl, in which they indulge themselves with such languorous relish.
Translations
editstretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities as when fatigued and drowsy
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References
edit- “pandiculation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
editPronunciation
editNoun
editpandiculation f (plural pandiculations)
Further reading
edit- “pandiculation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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