detritus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

Latin detritus (“‘pieces worn away’”), from detere.

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detritus (usually uncountable; plural detritus or detrita)

1. (countable, chiefly geological) pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
2. (biology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
3. debris or fragments of disintegrated material

   2001. "But of course: no clutter. No newspapers, no renegade scraps of domestic detritus, no rubber bands, paper clips, coupons, pens or pencils, notebooks, magazines. No knives. Where were the knives?" — Chip Kidd. The Cheese Monkeys

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• detrital
• detritivore

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• debris
• flotsam and jetsam