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detrition

[ dih-trish-uhn ]

noun

  1. the act of wearing away by rubbing.


detrition

/ ɪˈٰɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act of rubbing or wearing away by friction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of detrition1

1665–75; < Medieval Latin ŧٰīپō- (stem of ŧٰīپō ), equivalent to Latin ŧٰī ( us ) (past participle of ŧٱ; detritus ) + -ō- -ion
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of detrition1

C17: from Medieval Latin ŧٰīپō, from Latin ŧٰīus worn away; see detriment
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“A major dissatisfier has been the detrition of our room product . . . especially our bathrooms, which are actually twenty years old,” Sanders, the general manager, wrote in the letter.

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“A major dissatisfier has been the detrition of our room product … especially our bathrooms, which are actually twenty years old,” Sanders, the general manager, wrote in the letter.

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The "Hole" has been made by the detrition and washing out of the shale and the fall of the overlying rock.

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Mr. Jukes Brown, whom I have just quoted, says: “The Wold hills must have been, in some way, exposed to a severe and long-continued detrition, when erosive agencies were very active.”

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Another is the constant repetition of certain words and phrases which have lost their meaning by detrition and are known to all.

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