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vomitories

vomitories is the plural of vomitory.

Meaning of vomitory

Noun

vomitory (plural vomitories)

  1. The entrance into a theater or other large public venue, where masses of people are disgorged into the stands; a vomitorium
    • This city, as you know, is built deep beneath the surface of the earth, with only the vomitories protruding.1909, E.M. Forster, “II”, in The Machine Stops
    Synonyms:
    vomitorium
  2. A substance that induces vomiting; an emetic
    Synonyms:
    emetic, vomitive

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Questions about vomitories

What is vomitories the plural of?
Vomitories is the plural of vomitory.

Words near vomitories in the dictionary

  1. vomitnoise
  2. vomito
  3. vomitomycin
  4. vomitoria
  5. vomitorial
  6. vomitories
  7. vomitorium
  8. vomitoriums
  9. vomitory
  10. vomitos
  11. vomitous

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