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lachrymal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈlæk.ɹəm.əl/ (General-American)
• /ˈlak.ɹɪm.l̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlak.ɹɪm.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from lachryma (“a tear”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lacrimal.

Meanings

1. (formal, literary, not-comparable) Connected with weeping or tears.
2. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.
   alt of lacrimal

Forms

Deriveds

lachrymally · lachrymal urn · lachrymal gland · lachrymal bone · lachrymal sac · lachrymatory · lachrymal vase · lachrymose · nasolachrymal · lachrymary

lachrymal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈlæk.ɹəm.əl/ (General-American)
• /ˈlak.ɹɪm.l̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈlak.ɹɪm.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lachrymālis, from lachryma (“a tear”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lacrimal.

Meanings

1. A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears).
2. (humorous, in-plural) Lachrymal feelings or organs.
   • It is truly melancholy to see so many minds employed in catering for the risibles and lachrymals of weak men and silly women 1843, “Habits of Reading”, in The Mother's Magazine:
3. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.
   alt of lacrimal

Forms