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sternutation
[ stur-nyuh-tey-shuhn ]
/ ˌstɜr nyəˈteɪ ʃən /
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noun
the act of sneezing.
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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
Words nearby sternutation
sternocostal, sternpost, stern sheets, sternson, sternum, sternutation, sternutator, sternutatory, sternward, sternwards, sternway
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How to use sternutation in a sentence
At the first sternutation the rats jumped up and looked about them, evidently considerably alarmed.
Dick Cheveley|W. H. G. KingstonWould anyone believe that a simple sternutation could produce such ravages on a quadrupedal organism?
Madame Bovary|Gustave FlaubertWould any one believe that a simple sternutation could produce such ravages on a quadrupedal organism?
Madame Bovary|Gustave Flaubert
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)
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