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Torrent
Pronunciation : Tor"rent
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. torrens, -entis, fr. torrens burning, roaring, boiling, p. pr. of torrere to dry by heat, to burn. See Torrid.]
Definition : 1. A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice. The roaring torrent is deep and wide. Longfellow.
2. Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood; as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence. At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . . Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. Pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Tor"rent
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Torrent, n.]
Definition : Defn: Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. "Waves of torrent fire." Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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