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Added 9 October 2026

litter

/ˈlɪt.ɚ/ noun

In Latin: lectica, sella, lecticula Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about litter at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller} A bed, especially a pile of straw (sometimes also with blankets) used as a bed.
A bed, especially a pile of straw (sometimes also with blankets) used as a bed.
Animal bedding together with its dung.

verb

To drop or throw trash without properly disposing of it (as discarding in public areas rather than trash receptacles).
By tossing the bottle out the window, he was littering.
To scatter carelessly about.
To strew (a place) with scattered articles.

adjective

comparative form of lit: more lit

Origin

Inherited from Middle English litere, borrowed from Anglo-Norman litere, from Old French litiere (“bedding; bed of loose straw; litter”), from Late Latin lectuāria, from Latin lectus + -āria.

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