detritus

Definitions


[dɪˈtrʌɪtəs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- waste or debris of any kind
(e.g: the streets were foul with detritus)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century (in the sense ‘detrition’): from French détritus, from Latin detritus, from deterere ‘wear away’




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