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tear noun (FROM EYES) B1 [ C usually plural ] a drop of salty liquid that flows from the eye, as a result of strong emotion, especially unhappiness, or pain: Tears are the drops of salty liquid that come out of your eyes when you are crying. Her eyes filled with tears. I just broke down and wept with tears of joy. I didn't shed a single tear.

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