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ster·nu·ta·tion (stʉr′nyo̵̅o̅ tā′s̸hən)

noun

a sneeze or the act of sneezing

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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