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tor·rent  audio  (tôrnt, tr-) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. A turbulent, swift-flowing stream.
  2. A heavy downpour; a deluge.
  3. A heavy, uncontrolled outpouring: a torrent of insults; torrents of mail.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin torrns, torrent- from present participle of torrre, to burn; see ters- in Indo-European roots


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