fragment
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
fragments
plural
fragments
Britannica Dictionary definition of FRAGMENT
[count]
1
:
a broken part or piece of something
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bone fragments
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a pottery fragment
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The dish lay in fragments on the floor.
2
:
an incomplete part
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see also sentence fragment
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I could only hear fragments of their conversation.
fragments;
fragmented;
fragmenting
fragments;
fragmented;
fragmenting
Britannica Dictionary definition of FRAGMENT
:
to break or to cause (something) to break into parts or pieces
[no object]
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The party is fragmenting into warring factions.
[+ object]
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These issues are fragmenting our society.
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property being fragmented into subdivisions
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the increasing fragmentation of society
— fragmented
adjective [more fragmented; most fragmented]-
We live in an increasingly fragmented society.
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a fragmented market
