01 n. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.
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The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.
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2.
Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces.(Surg.)
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3.
Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away.“Natural and necessary comminution of our lives.” — Johnson.