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Added 9 October 2026

fragment

/ˈfɹæɡmənt/ noun

In Latin: fragmen, fragmentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fragment at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A piece broken off or cut off of something else.
a fragment of rock
A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
An incomplete piece.
fragments of a play

verb

Break or cause to break into pieces.
The plate fragmented

Origin

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

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