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Sternutation Ster Nyuh Tay Shun Noun Act Fact Noise Sneezing Latin

Sternutation refers to the act, fact, or sound of sneezing.

Sternutation refers to the act, fact, or sound of sneezing.

Front sternutation \ster-nyuh-TAY-shun\
Back noun
The act, fact, or noise of sneezing.

[From Latin sternuere (to sneeze).]

"And all three forget their sectional differences in a delightful concert of sternutation. No business is too grave; no speaker too elegant to be sneezed at." - Marjorie Hunter; The Days of Snuff and Such; The New York Times; Dec 4, 1985.

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