- A small part broken off or detached. (noun)
- An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit: overheard fragments of their conversation; extant fragments of an old manuscript. (noun)
- Grammar A sentence fragment. (noun)
- To break or separate (something) into fragments. (verb-transitive)
- To become broken into fragments: After the election, the coalition fragmented. (verb-intransitive)
- A piece broken off or detached (noun)
American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
- An incomplete piece; portion (noun)
- A scrap; morsel; bit (noun)
- To break or cause to break into fragments (verb)
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