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- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
fraeg
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| definition: |
a broken off or incomplete part.
A fragment of glass had to be removed from his foot.A fragment of a song kept repeating itself in my mind.I can only remember a fragment of what I learned in my French class.- synonyms:
- bit, part, piece, scrap, section, snatch, snippet
- similar words:
- chip, crumb, fraction, morsel, nub, particle, rag, remnant, shard, shiver, shred, sliver, snip, splinter
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| related words: |
bit, catch, debris, part, patch, portion |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
fraeg
ment
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| inflections: |
fragments, fragmenting, fragmented |
| definition: |
to break or shatter into pieces; disintegrate.
The old paper document had fragmented, and the final paragraph was missing.Our lives fragmented during the war.- synonyms:
- break, fraction, shatter
- similar words:
- splinter
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part |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
fraeg
ment
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| definition: |
to break or shatter (something) into pieces.
The wind and freezing cold fragmented the already dried-out leaves.Repeated failures fragmented their dreams.- synonyms:
- break, fraction, shatter
- similar words:
- section, splinter
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crumb, part |
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