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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

epiphora en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɪˈpɪfərə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιφορά (epiphorá).

Meanings

  1. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) epistrophe
  2. (countable, uncountable) Excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye.
  3. (countable, uncountable) Any member of the species Polystachya (syn. Epiphora) of yellowspike orchids, of tropical and subtropical environments worldwide.

Forms

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Antonyms

anaphora

Translations (1)

pl łzawienie (excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye)