Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lachrymation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lachry-ma-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of lacrimation.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin form lachryma. By surface analysis, lachrymate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

lachrymations (plural)

Synonyms

lacrimation tearing watering

Questions

What does lachrymation mean?: Alternative form of lacrimation.
Where does lachrymation come from?: From the Medieval Latin form lachryma. By surface analysis, lachrymate + -ion.

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