noun
- A piece broken off or cut off of something else.
- usage: "a fragment of rock"
- A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
- An incomplete piece.
- usage: "fragments of a play"
verb
- Break or cause to break into pieces.
- usage: "The plate fragmented"
- synonyms: break up, fragmentize, fragmentise
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