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How to pronounce “abrasion”

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Pronunciation guide for abrasion

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Available examples: 7 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Linda Hill: How to manage for collective creativity 17 minutescreative abrasion, creative agility and creative resolution.
Definition summary: The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]

Example 1 of 7

Linda Hill: How to manage for collective creativity 17 minutes

creative abrasion, creative agility and creative resolution.

[Noun]
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]
An act of abrasiveness.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][1]
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
An abraded, scraped, or worn area. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20th century.][1]
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.

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