fragment
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noun \ˈfrag-mənt\Definition of FRAGMENT
: a part broken off, detached, or incomplete
Examples of FRAGMENT
- The dish lay in fragments on the floor.
- I could only hear fragments of their conversation.
Origin of FRAGMENT
Middle English, from Latin fragmentum, from frangere to break — more at break
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to FRAGMENT
Related Words: cantle, shred, tatter; end, leftover, oddment, remainder, remnant, stub; portion, section, segment; chip, flake, shard, shatter, shiver, sliver, splinter; clipping, paring, shaving; atom, crumb, dribble, fleck, flyspeck, grain, granule, molecule, morsel, mote, nubbin, nugget, particle, patch, scruple, snip, snippet, speck, tittle
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