dejecta

[ dih-jek-tuh ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. waste discharged from the body; excrement.

dejecta

/ dɪˈdʒɛktə /

plural noun

1. waste products excreted through the anus; faeces

Word History and Origins

Origin of dejecta¹

1885–90; < New Latin, neuter plural of Latin dējectus; deject

Word History and Origins

Origin of dejecta¹

C19: New Latin: things cast down; see deject

Example Sentences

In 1861, at a station in India, some fresh cholera dejecta found their way into a vessel of drinking-water.

From Project Gutenberg

Dejecta should be covered with fresh chlorinated lime, one part to two of water.

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They avoid the dejecta of affected persons, but they do not force the native to live in the bush as they do a person affected by small-pox.

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George H. McFadden, 79, leading cotton merchant; at Rosemont, Pa. The stench of Bernarr Macfadden's published dejecta rises from twelve magazines and three newspapers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Simulacra deorum immortalium depulsa sunt et statuæ veterum hominum dejectæ.

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