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If something fragments or is f_________, it breaks or separates into small pieces or parts.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. nounA 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.verbIf 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. B2

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fragment fragmentsfragmentingfragmentedfragmentationfragmented

query	If something fragments or is f_________, it breaks or separates into small pieces or parts.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.
word	fragment
full-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
cefr-level	B2

Fragmented Small Fragments Breaks Separates Pieces Parts Fragmenting