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Meaning of 'detritus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Detritus [ n.]
- A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.
- Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration.

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