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sternutation

[ stur-nyuh-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌstɜr nyəˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun

the act of sneezing.

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Nearby words

  1. sternotomy,
  2. sternovertebral,
  3. sternpost,
  4. sternson,
  5. sternum,
  6. sternutator,
  7. sternutatory,
  8. sternward,
  9. sternwards,
  10. sternway

Origin of sternutation

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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Examples from the Web for sternutation

  • At the first sternutation the rats jumped up and looked about them, evidently considerably alarmed.

    Dick Cheveley|W. H. G. Kingston
British Dictionary definitions for sternutation

sternutation

/ (ˌstɜːnjʊˈteɪʃən) /

noun

a sneeze or the act of sneezing

Word Origin for sternutation

C16: from Late Latin sternūtāre to sneeze, from sternuere to sputter (of a light)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medicine definitions for sternutation

sternutation

[ stûr′nyə-tā′shən ]

n.

The act of sneezing.
A sneeze.
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