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    Attrition
    At·tri'tion noun [ Latin attritio : confer French 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 inwa...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/144
    
    
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    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. ... 3. Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contri...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?attrition
    
    
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    attrition
    noun a wearing down to weaken or destroy; `a war of attrition`
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=attrition
    
    
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    attrition
    noun the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=attrition
    
    
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    attrition
    contrition noun sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=attrition
    
    
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    attrition
    (ә-trish´әn) the wearing away of a substance or structure (such as the teeth) in the course of normal use.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
    
    
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    Attrition
    • (n.) The state of being worn. • (n.) The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion. • (n.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/attrition/
    
    
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    attrition
    attrition 1. The action or process of rubbing one thing against another; mutual friction. 2. The action or process of rubbing away, wearing or grinding down, by friction. 3. In military applications, the gradual wearing away of morale and the powers of resistance by persistent attacks. 4. In the wor...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2186/
    
    
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    Attrition
    The decline in employment in a firm or industry that occurs naturally due to workers' quitting or retiring. The pain of shrinking an industry due, say, to trade liberalization is minimized if it can be accomplished through attrition. In the UK, attrition is called natural wastage.
    Found op http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/a.html
    
    
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    attrition
    
    1. erosion by friction
    2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
    3. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
    4. a wearing down to weaken or destroy
    5. the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
    
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    attrition
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-trish′ŭn Definitions: 1. Wearing away by friction or rubbing. 2. In dentistry, physiologic loss of tooth structure caused by the abrasive character of food or by bruxism.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=8559
    
    
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    attrition
    In earth science, the process by which particles of rock are rounded and gradually reduced in size by hitting one another as they are transported by rivers, wind, or the sea. The rounding of particles is a good indication of how far they have been transported. This is particularly true for particles...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0035017.html
    
    
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    Attrition
    The wearing away of particles of rock as they bounce along the riverbed or knock against each other and wear away becoming more rounded.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21748
    
    

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