亚洲网紅露点

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sternutation

[ stur-nyuh-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of sneezing.


sternutation

/ 藢蝉迟蓽藧苍箩蕣藞迟别瑟蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. a sneeze or the act of sneezing
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sternutation1

1535鈥45; < Latin 蝉迟别谤苍奴迟腻迟颈艒苍- (stem of 蝉迟别谤苍奴迟腻迟颈艒 ), equivalent to 蝉迟别谤苍奴迟腻迟 ( us ) (past participle of 蝉迟别谤苍奴迟腻谤别, frequentative of sternuere to sneeze) + -颈艒苍- -ion
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sternutation1

C16: from Late Latin 蝉迟别谤苍奴迟腻谤别 to sneeze, from sternuere to sputter (of a light)
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The official medical term for sneezing is 鈥渟ternutation,鈥 which sounds like 鈥渟tern,鈥 which is maybe something we should be with them a little more.

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But more sophisticated observers had already recognised that this was not a sternutation, but the dab, a dance craze that has long since slipped its faddish origins to become a dance staple.

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He has a good online following, eager to hear about his latest sternutation, and says he will continue for the rest of his life.

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His sneeze count, currently just over 4,000, has a healthy online following as people log in to read about his latest sternutation.

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The dons from high table looked coldly down the hall, expressing a vague, but seemingly impotent disapproval, for immediately afterward that sternutation shook the air a second time.

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