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attrition |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Attrition \At*tri"tion\, n. [L. attritio: cf F. attrition.] 1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion. Effected by attrition of the inward stomach. --Arbuthnot. 2. The state of being worn. --Johnson. 3. (Theol.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See {Contrition}. --Wallis. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: attrition n 1: erosion by friction [syn: {abrasion}, {corrasion}, {detrition}] 2: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: {grinding}, {abrasion}, {detrition}] 3: sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation [syn: {contrition}, {contriteness}] 4: a wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition" 5: the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
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