sternutation

(stʉr′nyo̵̅o̅ tā′s̸hən)

noun

a sneeze or the act of sneezing

Origin: L sternutatio < sternutare, freq. of sternuere, to sneeze < IE echoic base *pster-, to sneeze > Gr ptarnysthai

See sternutation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Middle English sternutacioun

Origin: , from Latin sternūtātiō, sternūtātiōn-

Origin: , from sternūtātus

Origin: , past participle of sternūtāre, frequentative of sternuere, to sneeze

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