| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| lachrymal |
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| SYLLABICATION: | lach·ry·mal |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  l k r -ml |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also lac·ri·mal |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of or relating to tears. 2. Of, relating to, or constituting the glands that produce tears. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English lacrimale, from Old French lacrymal, from Medieval Latin lachrym lis, from Latin lacrima, lachryma, tear. See dakru- in Appendix I.
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