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Definition of fragment verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

fragment

verb

NAmE//ˈfræɡmɛnt//

[intransitive, transitive] fragment (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fragment

he / she / it fragments

past simple fragmented

-ing form fragmenting

to break or make something break into small pieces or parts

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frag‧men‧ta‧tion

NAmE//ˌfræɡmənˈteɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] the fragmentation of the country into small independent states

frag‧men‧ted

NAmE//ˈfræɡmɛntəd//

adjective a fragmented societySee fragment in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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