Detrita

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of detritus form-of, hypercorrect, plural, rare

    "My earth science teacher in high school explained that Jamaica Avenue was situated on the geological terminal moraine, whereupon the glaciers of millions of years past deposited their detrita."

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debrisafterglowafterimagealluvionalluviumbalance

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"My earth science teacher in high school explained that Jamaica Avenue was situated on the geological terminal moraine, whereupon the glaciers of millions of years past deposited their detrita."

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