Found 2 items, similar to epiphora.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: epiphora
epiphora
n : repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences,
verses, etc. [syn:
epistrophe]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Epiphora
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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