detritus
4 synonyms for detritus, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Small pieces of rock that have broken away because of ice, a glacier, or erosion.
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Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin dētrītus (“(that which is) rubbed away”), from dēterō (“rub away”).
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