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adjective
1.
inducing vomiting; emetic.
2.
of or pertaining to vomiting.
noun
3.
an emetic.
4.
an opening through which something is ejected or discharged.
5.
Also called vomitorium. an opening, as in a stadium or theater, permitting large numbers of people to enter or leave.
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Vomitory
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Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin vomitōrius, equivalent to vomi-, variant stem of vomere to vomit + -tōrius -tory1
1595–1605; < Latin vomitōrius, equivalent to vomi-, variant stem of vomere to vomit + -tōrius -tory1
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vomitory vom·i·to·ry (vŏm'ĭ-tôr'ē)
adj.
Inducing vomiting; vomitive. n.
Something that induces vomiting.
An aperture through which matter is discharged.
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