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1. (n.) detritus
rock in small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass, as by the action of water or glacial ice.
2. detritus
any disintegrated material; debris.
Etymology: (1785–95; < F détritus < L: a rubbing away)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) debris, dust, junk, rubble, detritus
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
2. (noun) detritus
loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Detritus
a mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus
2. (noun) Detritus
hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration
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