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attritions

attritions is the plural of attrition.

attritions is the third-person singular simple present indicative of attrition.

Meaning of attrition

Noun

attrition (countable and uncountable, plural attritions)

  1. Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
    Antonyms:
    accretion
    1. The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
  2. A gradual reduction in number.
    • Recent years have seen […] more and more blatant reversals of previous Supreme Court decisions in favor of the constitutional rights of minorities. These increasingly conservative decisions, and constant attrition of individuals' rights, have directly paralleled the alarming increase of convictions...1990 December 16, Tom Sparks, “Universal Suffrage”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 22, page 4
    Antonyms:
    accretion
    1. (human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.
    2. The loss of participants during an experiment.
    3. The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.

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Questions about attritions

What is attritions the plural of?
Attritions is the plural of attrition.

Words near attritions in the dictionary

  1. attritional mortality
  2. attritionally
  3. attritionary
  4. attritioned
  5. attritioning
  6. attritions
  7. attritive
  8. attritor
  9. attritors
  10. attrits
  11. attritted

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