sternutation
/ˌstəːnjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun] formal
The action of sneezing.According to mythology, the first sign of life Prometheus's artificial man gave was by sternutation....
- Being unable to contain her excitement at the prospect of being walked, the dog suffers fits of sternutation whenever she sees her leash.
- And all three forget their sectional differences in a delightful concert of sternutation.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin sternutatio(n-), from the verb sternutare, frequentative of sternuere 'to sneeze'.
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