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lachrymose

lach·ry·mose

UK/ˈlæk.ɹɪ.moʊs/ US/ˈlækrɪˌməʊz/ uncommon

adjective

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin lachrymōsus, lacrimōsus, from lachryma, lacrima (“tear”) + -osus (“-ful”), from Old Latin dacrima, from Proto-Indo-European *dakru-, cognate with English tear.

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