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noun
1.
a part broken off or detached: scattered fragments of the broken vase.
2.
an isolated, unfinished, or incomplete part: She played a fragment of her latest composition.
3.
an odd piece, bit, or scrap.
verb (used without object)
4.
to collapse or break into fragments; disintegrate: The chair fragmented under his weight.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
verb (used with object)
5.
to break (something) into pieces or fragments; cause to disintegrate: Outside influences soon fragmented the Mayan culture.
6.
to divide into fragments; disunify.
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Computers. to split a file into smaller parts and store in non-contiguous sectors on a disk, resulting in fragmentation of both the file and available free space on the disk. Compare fragmentation (def. 4).
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fragment
1530s, from L. fragmentum "a fragment, remnant," from root of frangere "to break" (see fraction). The verb is first recorded 1818 in Keats' "Endymion." Related: Fragmented; fragmenting.
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fragment frag·ment (frāg'mənt)
n.
A small part broken off or detached.
An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit.
To break or separate into fragments.
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