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The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.

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  1. n. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.
  2. n. Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces.
  3. n. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away.
  4. 1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted. Bentley. 2. (Surg.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces. Dunglison. 3. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away. Natural and necessary comminution of our lives. Johnson.
  5. Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces. Dunglison.
  6. n. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted. n. Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces. n. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away.