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sternutate

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  • verb To expel air as a reflex induced by an irritation in the nose.

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  • Most of the bodily functions can be described by words suited to polite society or physiological terminology: for example, eructate, masticate, sternutate, micturate, defaecate

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol V No 4 1984

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synonyms (1)

Words with the same meaning

  1. sneeze

forms (1)

Forms

  1. sternutation

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