Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fragment"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fragment \Frag"ment\, n. [L. fragmentum, fr. frangere to break:
cf. F. fragment. See {Break}, v. t.]
A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect
part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
Gather up the fragments that remain. --John vi. 12.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fragment
n 1: a piece broken off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
2: a broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: {shard}, {sherd}]
3: an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
v : break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented";
"I don't want to break up the group" [syn: {break up}, {fragmentize},
{fragmentise}]
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