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lachrymation

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lachrymation /ˌlakrɪˈmeɪʃn / (also lacrimation or lacrymation)
noun [mass noun] literary or Medicine the flow of tears.
– ORIGIN mid 16th century: from Latin lacrimatio(n-), from lacrimare weep, from lacrima tear.
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