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  1. 1. n. A wearing off or away. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. erosion by friction Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure Source: wordnet
  5. 5. A wearing off or away. Phonograms which by process long-continued detrition have reached a step of extreme simplicity. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). Source: webster
  6. 6. A wearing off or away.Phonograms which by process long-continued detrition have reached astep of extreme simplicity. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). Source: adambom
  7. 7. n erosion by friction n the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice n effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure Source: ecdict

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