How many syllables in detritus?

There are 3 syllables in the word detritus.

Divide detritus into syllables:

detritus (noun):: loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks.; loose material (such as rock fragments or organic particles) that results directly from disintegration

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