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View synonyms for cunctation
cunctation
[ kuhngk-tey-shuhn ]
cunctation
/ kʌŋkˈteɪʃən; ˈkʌŋktətɪv /
noun
- rare.delay
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Derived Forms
- cuncˈtator, noun
- cunctative, adjective
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Other Words From
- cunc·tatious cunc·ta·to·ry [kuhngk, -t, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], cunc·ta·tive [kuhngk, -t, uh, -tiv], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cunctation1
First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin cunctātiōn- (stem of cunctātiō ) “delay,” equivalent to cunctāt(us) (past participle of cunctārī “to delay”) + -iōn- noun suffix; -ion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cunctation1
C16: from Latin cunctātiō a hesitation, from cunctārī to delay
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Example Sentences
Liegnitz itself, was not that (as many opine) a disaster due to cunctation, not of Loudon's?
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