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English Dictionary: erosion' by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Erosion \E*ro"sion\, n.
      The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural
      process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor
      agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the
      coast.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Erosion \E*ro"sion\, n. [L. erosio. See {Erode}.]
      1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away.
  
      2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
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