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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Comminution \Com`mi*nu"tion\, n.
1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small
particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.
--Bentley.
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2. (Surg.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces.
--Dunglison.
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3. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a
time; a lessening; a wearing away.
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Natural and necessary comminution of our lives.
--Johnson.
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