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noun (uncountable)
- mainly geological: pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion
- In biology, detritus is organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
- debris or fragments of disintegrated material
- Many birds use to build their nests.
- 2001. "But of course: no clutter. No newspapers, no renegade scraps of domestic detritus, no rubber bands, paper clips, coupons, pens or pencils, notebooks, magazines. No knives. Where were the knives?" — Chip Kidd. The Cheese Monkeys
- flotsam and jetsam
Etymology: From Latin: pieces worn away
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