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sternutation

sternutation noun: a sneeze; sneezing, especially as a symptom.

Noun

sternutation (plural sternutations)

  1. (archaic) A sneeze; sneezing, especially as a symptom.
    • 'Was that an echo?' said the Baronet, astonished at the sternutation which resounded from above; 'or' - drawing close to the adept, 'can it be the spirit you talked of, ridiculing our attempt upon his hidden treasures?'1816, Sir Walter Scott, The Antiquary, Oxford University Press, published 2002, page 210
    Synonyms:
    sneeze, ptarmus

Synonyms of sternutation

Forms of sternutation

pluralsternutations

Origin of sternutation

Latin sternutatio.

Words formed from sternutation

Questions about sternutation

What does sternutation mean?
Sternutation means a sneeze; sneezing, especially as a symptom.
What part of speech is sternutation?
Sternutation is a noun.
What is the plural of sternutation?
The plural of sternutation is sternutations.

Words near sternutation in the dictionary

  1. sternums
  2. sternutate
  3. sternutated
  4. sternutates
  5. sternutating
  6. sternutation
  7. sternutations
  8. sternutative
  9. sternutatives
  10. sternutator
  11. sternutatoric

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