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Definition of "vomitorium" []

  • A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds (noun)
  • An area in which vomiting takes place, in particular a chamber supposedly used by ancient Romans to vomit during a feast so they could continue eating. (noun)

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Use "vomitorium" in a sentence
  • "However, having just looked up the word vomitorium in the Latin dictionary, I find that after all it does not mean a place where you went to be sick after dinner."
  • "Caligula would throw an epic orgy and then pay a visit to the vomitorium."
  • "Unlike Steyn she considers this a good thing as it will get rid of the moral vomitorium called Europe."
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