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attrition

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Synonyms: attuition, attraction, detrition, astriction, attribution, nutrition, attention, attritive, attritor, attriting, attritions

Antonyms: attuition, attraction, detrition, astriction, attribution, nutrition, attention, attritive, attritor, attriting, attritions

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Noun

  1. [[grind|Grinding]] down or wearing away by [[friction]].
  2. A [[gradual]] reduction in number.
  3. {{lb|en|theology}} Imperfect [[contrition]] or remorse.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[grind]] or [[wear down]] through [[friction]].
  2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with ''out'').<ref>Clarence Barnhart ''et al.,'' ''The Second Barnhart Dictionary of New English,'' Bronxville, NY: Barnhart Books.<sup>[https://archive.org/details/secondbarnhartdi00tion/page/44/mode/1up]</sup></ref>
  3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To undergo a [[reduction]] in number.

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