- a small part of something that has broken off or comes from something larger
- fragment (of something) Police found fragments of glass near the scene.
- in fragments The shattered vase lay in fragments on the floor.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFragment is used after these nouns:- rock
- shell
- fragment (of something) a single part of something; a part that is not complete
- I overheard a fragment of their conversation.
- She could recall only fragments of his poetry.
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from Latin fragmentum, from frangere ‘to break’.
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