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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : os-kyuh-ley-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɒs kyəˈleɪ ʃən |
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Définition of osculation
Origin :- "kissing; a kiss," 1650s, from Latin osculationem (nominative osculatio), noun of action from past participle stem of osculari (see osculate).
- noun kiss
- If osculation is a mark of love, surely Mrs. Mack is the best of mothers.
- Extract from : « The Newcomes » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- I've half a mind to ride back and have him out for that rascal "osculation" and the lady unwilling!
- Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
- I think I am able to assure the reader that in her head the osculation had given birth to no reveries.
- Extract from : « Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty » by J. W. de Forest
- If there was anything in the way of osculation that that member of an old Austrian family didn't know, I've got to find it out.
- Extract from : « Where There's A Will » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Then the crowns were removed and kissed by each of the marrying pair, the bridegroom first performing the osculation.
- Extract from : « Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life » by Thomas Wallace Knox
- Out of the Egyptian darkness came the unmistakable sounds of osculation in various parts of the room.
- Extract from : « Excuse Me! » by Rupert Hughes
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