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attrition
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "attrition", "results": [{"typeOf": ["eating away", "eroding", "erosion", "wearing away", "wearing"], "synonyms": ["abrasion", "corrasion", "detrition"], "definition": "erosion by friction", "derivation": ["attritional"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["rue", "ruefulness", "sorrow", "regret"], "synonyms": ["contriteness", "contrition"], "definition": "sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["friction", "rubbing"], "synonyms": ["abrasion", "detrition", "grinding"], "definition": "the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice", "derivation": ["attritional"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["decrease", "drop-off", "lessening"], "examples": ["a war of attrition"], "definition": "a wearing down to weaken or destroy", "derivation": ["attritional"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["friction", "rubbing", "detrition"], "definition": "the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction", "derivation": ["attritional"], "partOfSpeech": "noun"}], "frequency": 2.27, "syllables": {"list": ["at", "tri", "tion"], "count": 3}, "pronunciation": {"all": "ə'trɪʃən"}}