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lachrymal

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
21
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈlak.ɹɪm.əl/
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/ˈlak.ɹɪm.əl/ · /ˈlak.ɹɪm.l̩/ · /ˈlæk.ɹəm.əl/

Definition of lachrymal

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (formal, literary, not-comparable)Connected with weeping or tears.
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adj

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

noun

  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”
  3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

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Etymology

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

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