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Sternutation: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Sternutation noun. The act of sneezing, or a single sneeze.
How to say it
stur-nyoo-TAY-shun/ˌstəːnjʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
4 syllables, stressed on the third (TAY). Forms: sternutations.
Sternutation in a sentence
The pepper set off a chain of sternutations round the table.
Hay fever season means constant sternutation for half the office.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- sneezing
- sneeze
Where sternutation comes from
From Latin sternutare, to sneeze again and again.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Hay fever season means constant _____ for half the office.
- tsundoku
- sternutation
- vomitory
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sternutation: Hay fever season means constant sternutation for half the office.