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lacrimation

or ···پDz

[ lak-ruh-mey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the secretion of tears, especially in abnormal abundance.


lacrimation

/ ˌæɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the secretion of tears
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of lacrimation1

1565–75; < Latin پō- (stem of پō ) weeping, equivalent to ( us ) past participle of to weep ( lachrymal, -ate 1 ) + -ō- -ion
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Example Sentences

At the same time there are slight catarrhal symptoms present, including lacrimation and a little mucous discharge from the nostrils.

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Some years ago, some seventy laborers, who were clearing away snow-drifts in the Caucasus, were seized, and thirty of them could not find their way home, so great was the photophobia, conjunctivitis, and lacrimation.

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