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cunctation

[ kuhngk-tey-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Archaic.

lateness; delay.

cunctation

/ kʌŋkˈteɪʃən; ˈkʌŋktətɪv /

noun

rare.
delay

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Derived Forms

cuncˈtator, noun
cunctative, adjective

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Other Words From

cunc·tatious 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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Cunaxa cunctator

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