attritions
plural of attrition
attritions
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of attrition
• titrations
Source: Wiktionary
At*tri"tion, n. Etym: [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition.]
1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion. Effected by attrition of the inward stomach. Arbuthnot.
2. The state of being worn. Johnson.
3. (Theol.)
Definition: Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition. Wallis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 January 2025
(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
