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tormentum

tormentum noun: an ancient engine for hurling missiles.

Noun

tormentum (plural tormenta)

  1. (historical) An ancient engine for hurling missiles.

Forms of tormentum

pluraltormenta

Origin of tormentum

Borrowed from Latin tormentum.

Questions about tormentum

What does tormentum mean?
Tormentum means an ancient engine for hurling missiles.
What part of speech is tormentum?
Tormentum is a noun.
What is the plural of tormentum?
The plural of tormentum is tormenta.

Words near tormentum in the dictionary

  1. tormentresses
  2. tormentries
  3. tormentrix
  4. tormentry
  5. torments
  6. tormentum
  7. tormentuous
  8. tormethamine
  9. Tormey
  10. Tormeys
  11. tormina

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