Etymology

corrasion

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Today it means: The diminution of wealth, etc., such as through unanticipated expenditure. Full definition →

Latin corrasus
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  1. Latin · derived fromcorrasus
  2. English todaycorrasion

Ultimately from Latin corrasus, past participle of corradere (“to scrape together”), itself from cor- (“form of con- (“together”)”) + radere (“to scratch, scrape”).

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