First Known Use: 15th century
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sternutation
noun ster·nu·ta·tion \ˌstər-nyə-ˈtā-shən\
Definition of STERNUTATION
: the act or noise of sneezing
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Origin of STERNUTATION
Middle English sternutacion, from Latin sternutation-, sternutatio, from sternutare to sneeze, frequentative of sternuere to sneeze; akin to Greek ptarnysthai to sneeze
Medical Dictionary
sternutation
noun ster·nu·ta·tion \ˌstər-nyə-ˈtā-shən\
Medical Definition of STERNUTATION
: the act, fact, or noise of sneezing
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