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Fragmented Fragment Small Fragmenting Fragmentation Noun Piece Part

word fragment
definition
noun
A fragment of something is a small piece or part of it.
...fragments of metal in my shoulder.
She read everything, digesting every fragment of news.
...glass fragments.
verb
If something fragments or is fragmented, it breaks or separates into small pieces or parts.
The clouds fragmented and out came the sun.
Fierce rivalries have traditionally fragmented the region.
By the first century BC, Buddhism was in danger of fragmenting into small sects.
...the extraordinary fragmentation of styles on the music scene.
Europe had become infinitely more unstable and fragmented.
inflections fragmentsfragmentingfragmentedfragmentationfragmented
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