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The act of procrastinating
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cunctation
Word definitions for cunctation in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time [syn: procrastination , shillyshally ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) delay, hesitation, procrastination.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cunctation \Cunc*ta"tion\ (k?nk-t?"sh?n), n. [L. cunctatio, fr. cunctari, p. p. cunctatus, to delay.] Delay; procrastination. [R.] --Carlyle.
Usage examples of cunctation.
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