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noun
The shedding or flow of tears; crying.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary, uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
shedding tears
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lachrymation, tearing, watering
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
History
From Latin lacrimātiō. By surface analysis, lacrimate + -ion.
Across languages
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