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E*ro"sion (?), n. [L. erosio. See Erode.] 1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away.
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2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
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3. 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.
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4. a gradual reduction or lessening as if by an erosive force; as, erosion of political support due to scandal; erosion of buying power by inflation. [fig.]
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