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Word: Detrition
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from medieval Latin detritio(n-), from detri-, stem of deterere ‘wear away’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈtrɪʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action of wearing something away by friction.
Short Definition:action of wearing something away by friction
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