fragment
/ˈfræɡmənt/
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Also a verb
Meaning
A small part broken off or detached from a whole.
Police recovered a tiny fragment of glass from the crime scene.
Were there any bone fragments found near the vehicle?
An incomplete or isolated portion of a larger text, idea, or period of time.
Only a brief fragment of the ancient poem survives today.
She could recall merely fragments of the conversation after so many years.
Collocations
- glass fragment
- bone fragment
- shell fragment
- sentence fragment
Antonyms
Meaning
To break or cause something to break into small pieces or disconnected parts.
Internal disputes caused the coalition to fragment before the treaty was finalized.
The impact fragmented the windshield into thousands of tiny pieces.
Collocations
- fragment into pieces
- begin to fragment
Synonyms
- splinter
- disintegrate
- shatter
Antonyms
- unite
- consolidate