[i-pif-er-uh] 
| 1. | Pathology. an overflow of tears due to excessive secretion of the lacrimal glands or obstruction of the lacrimal ducts. |
| 2. | Rhetoric. epistrophe (def. 1). |
[i-pis-truh-fee] | 1. | Also called epiphora. Rhetoric. the repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences, as in “I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong. …” Compare anaphora (def. 1). |
| 2. | Neoplatonism. the realization by an intellect of its remoteness from the One. |
epiphora e·piph·o·ra (ĭ-pĭf'ər-ə)
n.
Watering of the eyes due to a blockage of the lacrimal ducts or the excessive secretion of tears.
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