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fragment

3 definitions • 7 examples
1
a small piece or a part, especially when broken from something whole:

Examples:

fragment of The road was covered with fragments of glass from the shattered window.
fragment of Literary scholars are piecing together her last unpublished novel from fragments of a recently discovered manuscript.
2
to break something into small parts or to be broken up in this way:

Examples:

The satellite will fragment and burn up as it falls through the earth's atmosphere.
His day was fragmented by meetings and phone calls.
3
a small piece or part, esp. one that is broken off of something:

Examples:

a bone fragment
a fragment of Indian pottery
She read a fragment of the story.

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