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Definition of: torrent
(tôr′ənt, tor′-) noun
1. A stream of water flowing with great velocity or turbulence.
2. Any similar stream, as of lava.
3. Any abundant or tumultuous flow: a torrent of rain; a torrent of abuse.
—adjective Like a torrent; pouring forth with violence. [<OF <L torrens, -entis, lit., boiling, burning, ppr. of torrere parch]
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