fragment
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break or cause to break into pieces
fragment meaning & definition 1 of fragment.
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a piece broken off or cut off of something else
fragment meaning & definition 2 of fragment.
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a broken piece of a brittle artifact
fragment meaning & definition 3 of fragment.
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an incomplete piece
fragment meaning & definition 4 of fragment.
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A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
fragment meaning & definition 5 of fragment.
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To cause to be broken into pieces.
fragment meaning & definition 6 of fragment.
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frag′ment, n. a piece broken off: an unfinished portion.—adj. Frag′mental (also -ment′).—adv. Frag′mentarily.—n. Frag′mentariness.—adjs. Frag′mentary, Frag′mented, consisting of fragments or pieces: broken. [Fr.,—L. fragmentum, frangĕre, to break.]
fragment meaning & definition 7 of fragment.