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epiphora

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i pif′ər ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•piph•o•ra  (i pif′ər ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Pathologyan overflow of tears due to excessive secretion of the lacrimal glands or obstruction of the lacrimal ducts.
  2. Rhetoricepistrophe (def. 1).
  • Greek epiphorá a bringing upon. See epi-, -phore
  • Latin epiphora an afflux, repetition
  • 1650–60

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