ʃən noun
delay; tardiness.
Origin:
1575–85; < Latin cunctātiōn- (stem of cunctātiō) delay, equivalent to cunctāt(us) (past participle of cunctārī to delay) + -iōn- -ion
1575–85; < Latin cunctātiōn- (stem of cunctātiō) delay, equivalent to cunctāt(us) (past participle of cunctārī to delay) + -iōn- -ion
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cunctation (kʌŋkˈteɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| rare delay | |
| [C16: from Latin cunctātiō a hesitation, from cunctārī to delay] | |
| cunctative | |
| —adj | |
| cunc'tator | |
| —n | |
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