[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

detrition \detri"tion\, n. ll. detritio. see detriment.
   a wearing off or away.
   1913 webster

         phonograms which by process long-continued detrition
         have reached a step of extreme simplicity. --i. taylor
                                                  the
                                                  alphabet.
   1913 webster
see also:
detriment 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

detrition
     n 1: erosion by friction syn: abrasion, attrition, corrasion
     2: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water
        or wind or ice syn: grinding, abrasion, attrition
     3: effort expended in rubbing one object against another syn:
        friction, rubbing
see also:
abrasion attrition corrasion grinding friction rubbing 

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