lacrimation

English

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Etymology

From Latin lacrimātiō.[1] By surface analysis, lacrimate +‎ -ion.

Noun

lacrimation (usually uncountable, plural lacrimations)

  1. (medicine or literary) The shedding or flow of tears; crying.

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References

  1. ^ “lachrymation, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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