Fragment meaning

What does “fragment” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fragment” is a noun and verb with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a piece broken off or cut off of something else.

fragment

noun

a piece broken off or cut off of something else
“a fragment of rock”
a broken piece of a brittle artifact
Synonymsshard sherd
an incomplete piece
“fragments of a play”

verb

break or cause to break into pieces
“The plate fragmented”
Synonymsbreak up fragmentize fragmentise

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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✦Synonyms for fragment✦Unscramble FRAGMENT