Fragment

n.

1.

A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing. Gather up the fragments that remain. - John vi. 12.

Noun	1.	fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
	2.	fragment - a broken piece of a brittle artifact Synonyms: shard, sherd
	3.	fragment - an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
Verb	1.	fragment - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" Synonyms: fragmentise, fragmentize, break up

fragment - fragmentaton

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