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sternutations

sternutations is the plural of sternutation.

Meaning of sternutation

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

Questions about sternutations

What is sternutations the plural of?
Sternutations is the plural of sternutation.

Words near sternutations in the dictionary

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

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