Meaning of VOMITORY
| Pronunciation: | | 'vâmi`towree
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| | Definition: | | [n] an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium |
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| | See Also: | | amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum, entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway | |
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\Vom"i*to*ry\, a. [L. vomitorious.]
Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive.
\Vom"i*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Vomitories}.
1. An emetic; a vomit. --Harvey.
2. [L. vomitorium.] (Arch.) A principal door of a large
ancient building, as of an amphitheater.
Sixty-four vomitories . . . poured forth the immense
multitude. --Gibbon.
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