fragment

frag-ment · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A small piece broken off from something larger.

  2. 2.

    To break or cause to break into fragments.

  3. 3.

    An incomplete or isolated portion of something.

Forms

plural: fragments

Related words

Antonyms: whole
See also: fracture, piece, shard
Synonyms: bit, piece, shard

Etymology

From Latin fragmentum ("a piece broken off"), from frangere ("to break"). Related to fragile, fracture, and fraction.