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osculation.

The action of kissing.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɒs.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɒs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɑs.kjuˈleɪ.ʃən/General-American/ˌɑs.kjəˈleɪ.ʃən/General-American
  1. The action of kissing.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A kiss.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A close contact.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A contact between curves or surfaces, at which point they have a common tangent.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The determination of whether a number is divisible by another by means of certain operations on its digits.

    Vedic · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Latin ōsculātiō (“a kissing”), from ōsculor (“to kiss”). By surface analysis, osculate + -ion.

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