fragment

¹frag·ment

noun \ˈfrag-mənt\

Definition of FRAGMENT

: a part broken off, detached, or incomplete

Examples of FRAGMENT

1. The dish lay in fragments on the floor.
2. 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

Synonyms: bit, fraction, piece, scrap

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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