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detritus

noun

de·​tri·​tus di-ˈtrī-təs How to pronounce detritus (audio)
plural detritus di-ˈtrī-təs How to pronounce detritus (audio)
-ˈtrī-ˌtüs
1
geology : loose material (such as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration
2
a
: a product of disintegration, destruction, or wearing away : debris
b
: miscellaneous remnants : odds and ends
still picking up detritus from the block party
… sifting through the detritus of his childhood … Michael Tomasky
detrital adjective

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If you use detritus in speech, remember to stress the second syllable, as you do in the words arthritis and bronchitis. Once you've mastered its meaning and pronunciation, you'll find that detritus is a term—originally a geology term—that can be applied in many situations. After the first hard freeze of fall, gardens are littered with the detritus of the summer's plants and produce: stalks, leaves, vines, and maybe even an abandoned hand trowel. As a flood-swollen river retreats to its banks, it leaves detritus—debris gathered by the raging waters—in its wake. The detritus of civilization may include junkyards and abandoned buildings; mental detritus may include all kinds of useless trivia.

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How Do You Pronounce detritus?

After the first hard freeze of fall, gardens are sadly littered with the detritus of the summer's plants and produce: stalks, leaves, vines, rotted vegetables, and maybe even a hand trowel left behind. As the flooding Mississippi River retreats back to its ordinary course, it leaves detritus behind in its wake, debris gathered from everywhere by the raging waters. The detritus of civilization may include junkyards and abandoned buildings; mental detritus may include all kinds of useless trivia. Notice how this word is pronounced; for some reason, people often try to accent the first syllable rather than the second.

Example Sentences

the detritus of ancient civilizations As he packed, he sifted through the detritus of a failed relationship.
Recent Examples on the Web Most bacteria eat detritus or produce their own food. Jennifer Frazer, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2022 Today’s Vampyroteuthis has sometimes been called a living fossil, the assumption being that these cephalopods found a cozy home in deep, oxygen-poor waters and stayed there in a cozy niche, eating detritus that falls from above, since the Jurassic. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 Still, miseries gather around the girl like detritus carried in by an inexorable tide — arguably too many miseries in the film’s later stages, with Aoi sustaining blow after blow in a rhythm that occasionally feels manipulated for maximum pathos. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2022 It’s like a sculptural salvage-job after trawling through a sludge of ocean detritus — festive streamers recovered from waste. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022 Even at the San Jiao Fort cafe, itself built upon a piece of historical detritus from a not so-distant past of direct military confrontation, there has been indifference to the new threats. Amy Chang Chien, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2022 To the untrained eye, the place is a testament to the enduring power of American detritus, but to Foley artists—craftspeople who create custom sound effects for film, television, and video games—it’s a trove of potential props. Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 Get ready for a major cleaning-out phase that is all about clearing your plate of previous detritus! Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2022 Sanborn: Just all the random detritus of this scrapbook moment. Katie Bain, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

French détritus, from Latin detritus, past participle of deterere — see detriment

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of detritus was in 1802

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