vomitorium

/vɒmɪˈtɔːɹɪəm/
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Tanım

•A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds
•(see Usage notes) 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.

Etimoloji

Borrowed from Latin vomitōrium (“entrance to an amphitheatre”), substantive of vomitōrius (“emetic, provoking vomiting”), from vomō (“vomit”).

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Örnek Cümleler

Vomitorium, El Cem Amfitiyatrosu, Tunus
Vomitorium of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia