sternutation

[ stur-nyuh-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of sneezing.

sternutation

/ ˌstɜːnjʊˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. a sneeze or the act of sneezing

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sternutation¹

C16: from Late Latin sternūtāre to sneeze, from sternuere to sputter (of a light)

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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