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Added 10 October 2026

detritus

/dɪˈtɹaɪ.təs/ noun

In Latin: strāgēs Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about detritus at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up.
Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks.

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin dētrītus (“(that which is) rubbed away”), from dēterō (“rub away”).

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