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cunc⋅ta⋅tion
/
kʌŋkˈteɪ
ʃən
/
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kuhngk-
tey
-sh
uh
n
]
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cunctatious
–noun
delay; tardiness.
Origin:
1575–85;
< L
cunctātiōn-
(s. of
cunctātiō
) delay, equiv. to
cunctāt
(
us
) (ptp. of
cunctārī
to delay) +
-iōn-
-ion
Related forms:
cunc⋅ta⋅tious,
cunc⋅ta⋅to⋅ry
/
ˈkʌŋk
təˌtɔr
i
,
-ˌtoʊr
i
/
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[
kuhngk
-t
uh
-tawr-ee
,
-tohr-ee
]
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cunc⋅ta⋅tive
/
ˈkʌŋk
tə
tɪv
/
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[
kuhngk
-t
uh
-tiv
]
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,
adjective
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