"affriction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: affrictions [plural]
Etymology: Latin affricare to rub on. See friction. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|affricare}} Latin affricare Head templates: {{en-noun}} affriction (plural affrictions)
  1. (obsolete) The act of rubbing against. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-affriction-en-noun-TzCRPCbh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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