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Vomitory
Pronunciation : Vom"i*to*ry
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. vomitorious.]
Definition : Defn: Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Vom"i*to*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : 1. An emetic; a vomit. Harvey.
2. Etym: [L. vomitorium.] (Arch.)
Defn: A principal door of a large ancient building, as of an amphitheater. Sixty-four vomitories . . . poured forth the immense multitude. Gibbon.
pl. Vomitories (.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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