fragment
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fragment
▶noun /ˈfragm(ə)nt/ a small part broken off or detached.
■ an isolated or incomplete part.
▶verb /fragˈmɛnt/ break into fragments.– derivatives
fragmental adjective (chiefly Geology),
fragmentarily adverb,
fragmentary adjective,
fragmentation noun.
fragmental adjective (chiefly Geology),
fragmentarily adverb,
fragmentary adjective,
fragmentation noun.
– origin ME: from Fr., or from L. fragmentum, from frangere ‘to break’.
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