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vom⋅i⋅to⋅ry

  [vom-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] adjective, noun, plural -ries.
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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.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L vomitōrius, equiv. to vomi-, var. s. of vomere to vomit + -tōrius -tory 1
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vom·i·to·ry   (vŏm'ĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
adj.  Inducing vomiting; vomitive.
n.   pl. vom·i·to·ries

  1. Something that induces vomiting.

  2. An aperture through which matter is discharged.

  3. One of the tunnellike passages of an amphitheater or stadium between the seats and the outside wall or passageway.

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Main Entry: vom·i·to·ry
Pronunciation: 'väm-&-"tOr-E, -"tor-
Function: adjective
: EMETIC
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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vomitory vom·i·to·ry (vŏm'ĭ-tôr'ē)
adj.
Inducing vomiting; vomitive. n.

  1. Something that induces vomiting.

  2. An aperture through which matter is discharged.

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