De‐tri″tion (?), n. [LL. detritio. See Detriment.] A wearing off or away.
Phonograms which by process long-continued detrition have reached a step of extreme simplicity. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.