'Epiphora' definitions:
Definition of 'epiphora'
(from WordNet)
noun
Repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. [syn: epiphora, epistrophe]
Definition of 'Epiphora'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Rhet.) The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at the end of several sentences or stanzas. [1913 Webster]