rejectamenta

[ri-jek-tuh-men-tuh]

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plural noun

things or matter rejected as useless or worthless.

Origin of rejectamenta

1810–20; < New Latin rējectāmenta things thrown back (plural of rējectāmentum), equivalent to Latin rējectā(re) (frequentative of rējicere to reject) + -mentum -ment

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Related Words for rejectamenta

debris, waste, trash, rubbish, residue, dregs, junk, leavings, slop, dump, swill, remains, litter, hogwash, muck, dust, dross, offal, scum, sediment

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Historical Examples of rejectamenta

Insects and the rejectamenta of the sea-shore and occasionally grain form its diet.
British Birds in their Haunts
Rev. C. A. Johns