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    attrition
    at‧tri‧tion /əˈtrɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] formal
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: Latin
     Origin: attritio, from atterere __to rub against__, from ad- __to__ + terere __to rub__
    1. the process of gradually destroying your enemy or making them weak by attacking them continuously:
        a war of attrition
    2. especially American English when people leave a company or course of study and are not replaced:
        Staff reductions could be achieved through attrition and early retirements.