fragment

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[ˈfraɡm(ə)nt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small part broken off or separated from something
(e.g: small fragments of pottery)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin fragmentum, from frangere ‘to break’


[fraɡˈmɛnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- break or cause to break into fragments
(e.g: Lough Erne fragmented into a series of lakes)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from French, or from Latin fragmentum, from frangere ‘to break’




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