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noun an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
noun erosion by friction
noun the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
originFirst attested in 1656. From French abrasion (attested since 1611), from Medieval Latin abrasio (“a scraping”), from Latin abrādō (“scrape off”). See also abrade.
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