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View synonyms for sternutation
sternutation
[ stur-nyuh-tey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of sneezing.
sternutation
/ ˌstɜːnjʊˈteɪʃən /
noun
- a sneeze or the act of sneezing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sternutation1
1535–45; < Latin sternūtātiōn- (stem of sternūtātiō ), equivalent to sternūtāt ( us ) (past participle of sternūtāre, frequentative of sternuere to sneeze) + -iōn- -ion
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sternutation1
C16: from Late Latin sternūtāre to sneeze, from sternuere to sputter (of a light)
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Example Sentences
At the first sternutation the rats jumped up and looked about them, evidently considerably alarmed.
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Would anyone believe that a simple sternutation could produce such ravages on a quadrupedal organism?
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Would any one believe that a simple sternutation could produce such ravages on a quadrupedal organism?
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