Hyphenation of detritus

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word detritus? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

de-tri-tus

Definitions of detritus:

1.	The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
2.	Loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks

Synonyms of detritus:

noun	debris, dust, junk, rubble, rubbish, trash, scrap
noun	material, stuff

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