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VOMITORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vomitory mean?
• VOMITORY (noun)
The noun VOMITORY has 1 sense:
1. an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium
Familiarity information: VOMITORY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An entrance to an amphitheater or stadium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vomitory" is a kind of...):
entrance; entranceway; entree; entry; entryway (something that provides access (to get in or get out))
Holonyms ("vomitory" is a part of...):
amphitheater; amphitheatre; coliseum (an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held)
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