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Carnegie Mellon University (sh) and torrentuous (iou)


Carnegie Mellon University (sh)




Private university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. It was formed in 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (created in 1900 through a gift from Andrew Carnegie) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded in 1913 through a gift from Andrew W. Mellon).

It comprises schools of technology, science, computer science, humanities and social sciences, fine arts, public policy, and industrial administration. It has built a reputation as an arts centre, operating three galleries, two concert halls, and two theatres.


torrentuous (iou)



torrentuous adjective. M19.
[French torrentueux, formed as TORRENT: see -UOUS.]
Rushing, torrential; impetuous.