detritus
noun
de·tri·tus
di-ˈtrī-təs
plural detritus
di-ˈtrī-təs
-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
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