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osculate

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Main Entry: os·cu·late

Pronunciation: \ˈäs-kyə-ˌlāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): os·cu·lat·ed; os·cu·lat·ing

Etymology: Latin osculatus, past participle of osculari, from osculum kiss, from diminutive of os mouth — more at oral

Date: circa 1656

: kiss

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