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tor•rent
Pronunciation: (tôr'unt, tor'-), [key]—
n.
1. a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
2. a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything:
a torrent of lava.
3. a violent downpour of rain.
4. a violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow:
a torrent of abuse.
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adj.
torrential.
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