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発音

• IPA: /ˈlækɹɪmətəɹi/

語源 1

From Latin lachrymātōrius. By surface analysis, lachrymate +‎ -ory.

形容詞

lachrymatory (comparative more lachrymatory, superlative most lachrymatory)

1. Pertaining to or causing tears.
   • 1919: It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of lachrymatory gas. — Winston Churchill, "1919 War Office Memorandum"

語源 2

From Latin lachrymātōrium. By surface analysis, lachrymate +‎ -ory.

名詞

lachrymatory (plural lachrymatories)

1. (archaeology) A vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
   • 1658: For beside these Lachrymatories, notable Lamps with Vessels of Oyles and Aromaticall Liquors attended noble Ossuaries. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)

同意語

• lachrymal / lacrimal

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