Comminution

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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