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detritus
[ dih-trahy-tuhs ]
noun
- rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
- any disintegrated material; debris.
detritus
/ ɪˈٰɪə /
noun
- a loose mass of stones, silt, etc, worn away from rocks
- an accumulation of disintegrated material or debris
- the organic debris formed from the decay of organisms
detritus
/ ĭ-ٰī′ə /
- Loose fragments, such as sand or gravel, that have been worn away from rock.
- Matter produced by the decay or disintegration of an organic substance.
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Derived Forms
- ˈٰٲ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٰt adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of detritus1
C18: from French éٰٳܲ, from Latin ŧٰīٳܲ a rubbing away; see detriment
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Once-white collection nets came up blackened with soot and charred detritus.
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A study released by Pew Research in September showed people were exponentially more likely to get "news" from social media detritus than legitimate news outlets.
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Somewhere underneath the detritus was the town, buried and abandoned.
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It is surrounded by a mess of rubble and pieces of metal, the detritus from bombed-out buildings nearby.
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Moses would struggle cleaning up the Chip Kelly detritus.
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