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   Attrition , n. [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition.]
    The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.
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   Effected by attrition of the inward stomach.
   Arbuthnot.
   
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   The state of being worn.
   Johnson.
   
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   (Theol.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.
   Wallis.
   
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