fragment

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfɹæɡmənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #12370

Meanings

1

noun
A small piece broken off from something larger.

She found a fragment of rock on the beach.
2

noun
A small, incomplete part of something.

I could only remember fragments of the dream.
3

verb
To break into pieces, or to cause something to break apart.

The plate fragmented when it hit the floor.

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1 noun · a small piece broken off... bit chip chunk shard

3 verb · to break into pieces, or to... break up fragmentize

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defragment

Word family

Forms fragmentedfragmentingfragments

Derived forms defragmentationdefragmenterfragletfragmentablefragmentalfragmentary fragmentationfragmentectomyfragmentismfragmentistfragmentizationfragmentography

Related forms fractalfraction fractious fracture infract infraction refract refraction refractive refractoryrefrangiblerefringent

Etymology

From Late Middle English fragment, from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangō (“to break”) + -mentum.

*bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European fragment Middle English fragmentum Latin

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# fragment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈfɹæɡmənt/
**Frequency rank:** 12370

## Meanings
1. A small piece broken off from something larger.
2. A small, incomplete part of something.
3. To break into pieces, or to cause something to break apart.

## Examples
- She found a fragment of rock on the beach.
- I could only remember fragments of the dream.
- The plate fragmented when it hit the floor.

## Synonyms
- fragmentize

## Antonyms
- defragment

## Derived Forms
- defragmentation
- defragmenter
- fraglet
- fragmentable
- fragmental
- fragmentary
- fragmentation
- fragmentectomy
- fragmentism
- fragmentist
- fragmentization
- fragmentography

## Related Forms
- fractal
- fraction
- fractious
- fracture
- infract
- infraction
- refract
- refraction
- refractive
- refractory
- refrangible
- refringent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *bʰreg-
- Root: fragment
- Root: fragmentum

## Etymology
From Late Middle English fragment, from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangō (“to break”) + -mentum.

## AI Etymology
Fragment comes from Late Middle English fragment, from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangō (“to break”) + -mentum. In current use, the main senses are “A small piece broken off from something larger” and “A small, incomplete part of something”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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