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vomitory en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin vomitōrium, early 17th c.
Meanings
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Inducing vomiting; emetic
Forms
Synonyms
vomitive
Translations (1)
es vomitorio (Translations)
vomitory en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin vomitōrium, early 17th c.
Meanings
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The entrance into a theater or other large public venue, where masses of people are disgorged into the stands; a vomitorium
This city, as you know, is built deep beneath the surface of the earth, with only the vomitories protruding.
1909, E.M. Forster, “II”, in The Machine Stops:
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A substance that induces vomiting; an emetic
Forms
Synonyms
vomitive · emetic · vomitorium