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fragmentary

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frag⋅men⋅tar⋅y

  [frag-muhn-ter-ee]
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–adjective
consisting of or reduced to fragments; broken; disconnected; incomplete: fragmentary evidence; fragmentary remains.
Origin:
1605–15; fragment + -ary

Related forms:
frag⋅men⋅tar⋅i⋅ly, adverb
frag⋅men⋅tar⋅i⋅ness, noun
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frag·men·tar·y   (frāg'mən-těr'ē)   
adj.  Consisting of small, disconnected parts: a picture that emerges from fragmentary information.
frag'men·tar'i·ly (-târ'ə-lē) adv., frag'men·tar'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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