vomitory

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noun

The entrance into a theater or other large public venue, where masses of people are disgorged into the stands; a vomitorium

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vomitoriumemeticvomitive
OriginLatin vomitōrium →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounvomitory (plural vomitories)

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. medicineA substance that induces vomiting; an emetic

    Synonyms: emetic, vomitive

adjectivevomitory (comparative more vomitory, superlative most vomitory)

comparative more vomitory · superlative most vomitory

  1. medicineInducing vomiting; emetic

    Synonyms: vomitive

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe entrance into a theater or other large public venue, where masses of people are disgorged into the stands; a vomitorium

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vomitorium

nounA substance that induces vomiting; an emetic

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emeticvomitive

adjectiveInducing vomiting; emetic

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vomitive
Also see
anacatharticemeticproemeticvomitivevomitorium

Origin

  1. Latinvomitōrium
  2. Englishvomitory

From Latin vomitōrium, early 17th c.

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Translations

Spanish vomitorio
  • vomitorioTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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