tormentum

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noun

An ancient engine for hurling missiles.

OriginLatin tormentum →
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Meanings

nountormentum (plural tormenta)

plural tormenta

  1. historicalAn ancient engine for hurling missiles.

Origin

  1. Latintormentum
  2. Latintormentum
  3. Englishtormentum

Borrowed from Latin tormentum.

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APA

tormentum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tormentum

MLA

“tormentum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tormentum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tormentum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tormentum.

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