Repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. [syn: epistrophe ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Epiphora \E*piph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'epifora`, fr. 'epife`rein to bring to or upon; 'epi` + fe`rein to bring.] (Med.) The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek. (Rhet.) The emphatic ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context rhetoric English) epistrophe 2 (context medical English) excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye 3 (context botany English) (taxlink Polystachya genus noshow=1) (a genus of orchids)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Epiphora is an overflow of tears onto the face. A clinical sign or condition that constitutes insufficient tear film drainage from the eyes in that tears will drain down the face rather than through the nasolacrimal system.