- cunc|ta|tion
- cunc|ta|tion «kuhngk TAY shuhn», noun.tardy action; delay.╂[< Latin cūnctātiō, -ōnis < cūnctārī delay]
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cunc — cunc·ta·tion; … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
cunctation — cunc·ta·tion … English syllables
cunctation — cunc•ta•tion [[t]kʌŋkˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. delay; tardiness • Etymology: 1575–85; < L cunctātiō=cunctā(rī) to delay + tiō tion cunc•ta′tious, cunc′ta•to ry təˌtɔr i, ˌtoʊr i cunc′ta•tive tɪv adj. cunc•ta′tor, n … From formal English to slang
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
Cunctation — Cunc*ta tion (k?nk t? sh?n), n. [L. cunctatio, fr. cunctari, p. p. cunctatus, to delay.] Delay; procrastination. [R.] Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
