1.
[syn: epiphora, epistrophe]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Epiphora \E*piph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'epifora`, fr.
'epife`rein to bring to or upon; 'epi` + fe`rein to bring.]
1. (Med.) The watery eye; a disease in which the tears
accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek.
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2. (Rhet.) The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at
the end of several sentences or stanzas.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
epiphora
n 1: repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences,
verses, etc. [syn: epiphora, epistrophe]