EPIPHORA

epiphora, epistrophe

(noun) repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.

Source: WordNet® 3.1


E*piph"o*ra, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. (Med.)

Definition: The watery eye; a disease in which the tears accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek.

2. (Rhet.)

Definition: The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at the end of several sentences or stanzas.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 May 2025

BOLLARD

(noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); “the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards”


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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