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Definitions for Fragment
[1] a part broken off or detached: scattered fragments of the broken vase.
[2] an isolated, unfinished, or incomplete part: She played a fragment of her latest composition.
[3] an odd piece, bit, or scrap.
[4] to collapse or break into fragments; disintegrate: The chair fragmented under his weight.
[5] to break (something) into pieces or fragments; cause to disintegrate: Outside influences soon fragmented the Mayan culture.
[6] to divide into fragments; disunify.
[7] Computers . to split a file into smaller parts and store in non-contiguous sectors on a disk, resulting in fragmentation of both the file and available free space on the disk. Compare fragmentation(def 4) .
[8] a piece broken off or detached fragments of rock
[9] an incomplete piece; portion fragments of a novel
[10] a scrap; morsel; bit
[11] to break or cause to break into fragments
Words related to Fragment
particle, chunk, portion, lump, remnant, shred, hunk, bit, piece, scrap, sliver, disintegrate, splinter, shiver, cut, end, ace, minim, morsel, bite
Words nearby Fragment
fragile x-chromosome, fragile-x syndrome, fragility, fragility of blood, fragility test, fragment, fragmental, fragmentary, fragmentate, fragmentation, fragmentation bomb
Origin of Fragment
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin fragmentum a broken piece, remnant, equivalent to frag- (stem of frangere to break) + -mentum -ment
Word origin for Fragment
C15: from Latin fragmentum , from frangere to break
Synonyms for Fragment
bit, chunk, hunk, lump, particle, piece, portion, remnant, scrap, shred, sliver, ace, atom, bite, crumb, cut, end, fraction, gob, grain, iota, job, minim, morsel, share, shiver, slice, smithereen