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affret |
affricate |
affricate consonant |
affrication |
affricative |
affriction
| affriended
| affright
| affrightedly
| affrighten
| affrighter
affriction
CIDE DICTIONARY
affriction, n. [L. affricare to rub on. See Friction.].
The act of rubbing against. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
affriction
Friction
N friction, attrition, rubbing, abrasion, scraping, confrication, detrition, contrition, affriction, abrasion, arrosion, limature, frication, rub, elbow grease, rosin, massage, roughness, rolling friction, sliding friction, starting friction, anatriptic, attrite.
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