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epiphora

Syllables: e·pi·phor·a/ɪˈpɪfərə/

epiphora noun: epistrophe.

Noun

epiphora (countable and uncountable, plural epiphoras)

  1. (rhetoric) epistrophe
    Antonyms:
    anaphora
  2. Excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye.
  3. Any member of the species Polystachya (syn. Epiphora) of yellowspike orchids, of tropical and subtropical environments worldwide.

epiphora meaning in Tamil

epiphora in Tamil

அளவுக்கு மீறி கண்ணீர் விடல், கண்ணீர் வெளிவடிதல், கண்ஹிருகுதி, மிகக் கண்ணீர்

Antonyms of epiphora

Forms of epiphora

pluralepiphoras

Origin of epiphora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιφορά (epiphorá).

Questions about epiphora

What does epiphora mean?
Epiphora means epistrophe.
What is epiphora in Tamil?
Epiphora in Tamil is அளவுக்கு மீறி கண்ணீர் விடல், கண்ணீர் வெளிவடிதல், கண்ஹிருகுதி. See Epiphora meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epiphora?
Epiphora is a noun.
How do you pronounce epiphora?
Epiphora is pronounced /ɪˈpɪfərə/.
What is the plural of epiphora?
The plural of epiphora is epiphoras.

Words near epiphora in the dictionary

  1. epiphonemas
  2. epiphonemata
  3. epiphoneme
  4. epiphonemes
  5. Epiphones
  6. epiphora
  7. epiphoras
  8. epiphragm
  9. epiphragma
  10. epiphragmata
  11. epiphragms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epiphora (page history and authors); epiphora (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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