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attrition meaning in Kannada

ತೇಮಾನ

/əˈtɹɪʃn̩/US/əˈtɹɪʃən/

attrition in Kannada: ತೇಮಾನ, ಸವೆತ. In English, attrition means grinding down or wearing away by friction.

Kannada words for attrition

ತೇಮಾನ, ಸವೆತ

English meaning of attrition

  1. noun Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
  2. noun The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
  3. noun A gradual reduction in number.
  4. noun A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.

Full definition of attrition

attrition in a sentence

  • attritioned teeth; attritioned rock
  • The cohort of one hundred students had attritioned to sixty by the end of secondary school.

Synonyms of attrition

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Questions about attrition in Kannada

What is the meaning of attrition in Kannada?
Attrition in Kannada is ತೇಮಾನ, ಸವೆತ.
attrition ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Attrition: ತೇಮಾನ, ಸವೆತ.
What does attrition mean in English?
Attrition means grinding down or wearing away by friction.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: attrition (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: attrition (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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