STERNUTATION


Meaning of STERNUTATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌstər-nyə-ˈtā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English sternutacion, from Latin sternutation-, sternutatio, from sternutare to sneeze, frequentative of sternuere to sneeze; akin to Greek ptarnysthai to sneeze

Date: 15th century

: the act, fact, or noise of sneezing

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