01 n. A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.
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A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial detritus.(Geol.)
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Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they belonged; any product of disintegration.“The mass of detritus of which modern languages are composed.” — Farrar.