cunctation
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cunctation
- /kʌŋkˈteɪʃən/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin cūnctātiō (“a delaying, tarrying”), from cūnctor (“linger, hesitate”).
noun cunctations
- Delay, hesitation, procrastination. And lest any man should think her intent was to unnestle ill neighbours, and not to aid good neighbours, or that she was readier to restore what was invaded by others than to render what was in her own hands; see if the time provided not a new occasion afterwards, when through their own division, wi
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noun delay, hesitation, procrastination
| Русский | промедле́ние promedlénije, заде́ржка zadéržka |
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Talk about this word "cunctation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cunctation. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. cunctation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cunctation "cunctation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cunctation.Cite this
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title = {cunctation},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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