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ster⋅nu⋅ta⋅tion

  [stur-nyuh-tey-shuhn]
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–noun
the act of sneezing.
Origin:
1535–45; < L sternūtātiōn- (s. of sternūtātiō), equiv. to sternūtāt(us) (ptp. of sternūtāre, freq. of sternuere to sneeze) + -iōn- -ion
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ster·nu·ta·tion   (stûr'nyə-tā'shən)   
n.  

  1. The act of sneezing.

  2. A sneeze.


[Middle English sternutacioun, from Latin sternūtātiō, sternūtātiōn-, from sternūtātus, past participle of sternūtāre, frequentative of sternuere, to sneeze.]
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Main Entry: ster·nu·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "st&r-ny&-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act, fact, or noise of sneezing
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sternutation ster·nu·ta·tion (stûr'nyə-tā'shən)
n.

  1. The act of sneezing.

  2. A sneeze.

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