CUNCTATION


Meaning of CUNCTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkəŋ(k)-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin cunctation-, cunctatio, from cunctari to hesitate; akin to Sanskrit śaṅkate he wavers, Old English hangian to hang

Date: 1585

: delay

• cunc·ta·tive ˈkəŋ(k)-ˌtā-tiv, -tə-tiv adjective

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