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ATTRITIONAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does attritional mean?
• ATTRITIONAL (adjective)
The adjective ATTRITIONAL has 1 sense:
1. relating to or caused by attrition
Familiarity information: ATTRITIONAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or caused by attrition
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
attrition (a wearing down to weaken or destroy)
Derivation:
attrition (the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction)
attrition (a wearing down to weaken or destroy)
attrition (the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice)
attrition (erosion by friction)
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