Fragment
WordNet

noun


(1)   A broken piece of a brittle artifact
(2)   An incomplete piece
"Fragments of a play"
(3)   A piece broken off or cut off of something else
"A fragment of rock"

verb


(4)   Break or cause to break into pieces
"The plate fragmented"
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English


Etymology


< < < ; see fraction.

Noun



  1. A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
  2. A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.

Related terms


Verb



  1. To break apart.
  2. To cause to be broken into pieces.

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