Dictionary Check: attrition
"attrition" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
erosion by friction
noun
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
noun
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
noun
a wearing down to weaken or destroy
Example:
"a war of attrition"
noun
the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
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