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Definition abrasion
Etymology
First attested in 1656. From French abrasion (attested since 1611), from Medieval Latin abrasio (“a scraping”), from abr?d? (“scrape off”). See also abrade.
Noun
abrasion (countable and uncountable, plural abrasions)
- The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17 century.]
- (obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris. [First attested in the mid 18 century.]
- (geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [First attested in the mid 19 century.]
- An abraded, scraped, or worn area. [First attested in the mid 20 century.]
- (medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20 century.]
- (dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
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ABSORBANCIES
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ABSTRACTIONS
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ADUMBRATIONS
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ANAEROBIOSES
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ANAEROBIOSIS
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APPROBATIONS
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ARABINOSIDES
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ARBITRATIONS
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BICARBONATES
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BOARDSAILING
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BRACHIATIONS
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BROADCASTING
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CALIBRATIONS
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CARBONATIONS
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DEBARKATIONS
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DERMABRASION
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ELABORATIONS
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EMBARKATIONS
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FABRICATIONS
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MASTURBATION
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RADIOCARBONS
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SAILBOARDING
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STARBOARDING
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SUBARACHNOID
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URBANISATION
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ABERRATIONS
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ABJURATIONS
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ABOMINATORS
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ABORIGINALS
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ABREACTIONS
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ABROGATIONS
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ABSTRACTION
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ANTIBARYONS
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ARABINOSIDE
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CARABINEROS
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LABORSAVING
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NONABRASIVE
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OUTBARGAINS
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SUBRATIONAL
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TRABEATIONS
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ABRASION
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ABROSIA
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ABRIS
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AIRNS
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ANOAS
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ARIAS
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ARSON
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BAIRN
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BARNS
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BARON
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BASIN
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BISON
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BOARS
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BORAS
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BRAIN
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BRANS
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BRINS
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BRIOS
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IRONS
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NABIS
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NAIRA
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NARIS
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NOIRS
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NORIA
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NORIS
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OBIAS
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ORNIS
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RAIAS
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RAINS
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RANIS
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ROANS
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ROBIN
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ROSIN
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SABIN
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SABIR
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SABRA
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SARAN
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SARIN
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SONAR
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ABAS
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ABOS
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ABRI
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AINS
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AIRN
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AIRS
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ANAS
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ANIS
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ANOA
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ANSA
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ARBS
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ARIA
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BAAS
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BANI
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BANS
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BARN
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BARS
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BIAS
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BINS
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BIOS
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BIRO
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BOAR
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BOAS
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BORA
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BORN
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BRAN
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BRAS
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BRIN
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BRIO
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BRIS
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BROS
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INRO
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IONS
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IRON
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ISBA
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NABS
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NAOI
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NAOS
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NIBS
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NOBS
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NOIR
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NORI
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OARS
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OBAS
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OBIA
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OBIS
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ORBS
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OSAR
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RAIA
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RAIN
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RAIS
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RANI
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RIAS
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RIBS
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RINS
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ROAN
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ROBS
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SAIN
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SARI
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SNIB
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SNOB
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SOAR
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SORA
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SORB
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SORI
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SORN
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AAS
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ABA
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ABO
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ABS
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AIN
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AIR
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AIS
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ANA
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ANI
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ARB
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ARS
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BAA
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BAN
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BAR
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BAS
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BIN
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BIO
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BIS
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BOA
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BOS
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BRA
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BRO
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INS
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ION
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NAB
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NIB
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NOB
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NOR
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NOS
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OAR
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OBA
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OBI
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ONS
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ORA
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ORB
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ORS
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RAI
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RAN
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RAS
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RIA
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RIB
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RIN
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ROB
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SAB
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SIB
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SIN
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SIR
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SOB
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SON
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SRI
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