rejectamenta

[ri-jek-tuh-men-tuh] /rɪˌdʒɛk təˈmɛn tə/

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plural noun

things or matter rejected as useless or worthless.

Origin of rejectamenta

1810-1820

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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Insects and the rejectamenta of the sea-shore and occasionally grain form its diet.

British Birds in their Haunts Rev. C. A. Johns

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