detritus

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detritus

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Borrowed from French détritus, an unadapted borrowing from Latin dētrītus.

noun detritus · detritusul · detritusului · detritusule

  1. neuter, uncountable detritus

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"detritus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/detritus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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detritus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/detritus

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"detritus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/detritus.

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@misc{detritus_2026,
  title = {detritus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/detritus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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