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Grammar : Verb
Spell : os-kyuh-leyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒs kyəˌleɪt


Définition of osculate

Origin :
  • "to kiss," 1650s, from Latin osculatus, past participle of osculari "to kiss," from osculum "a kiss; pretty mouth, sweet mouth," literally "little mouth," diminutive of os "mouth" (see oral). Related: Osculated; osculating.
  • verb kiss
Example sentences :
  • The circle is then said to “osculate” the curve, or to have “contact of the second order” with it at P.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5 » by Various

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