Толковый словарь английского языка - attrition
Attrition
attrition
noun see: throw Date: 14th century sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God, the act of rubbing together ; friction , the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack , a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death , ~al adjective
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n. 1 a the act or process of gradually wearing out, esp. by friction. b abrasion. 2 Theol. sorrow for sin, falling short of contrition. Phrases and idioms war of attrition a war in which one side wins by gradually wearing the other down with repeated attacks etc. Derivatives attritional adj. Etymology: ME f. LL attritio f. atterere attrit- rub ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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