fragment

  • 41fragment — 1 noun (C) a small piece of something that has broken off or that comes from something larger: Roger examined the few words remaining on the charred fragment of paper. | a fragment of poetry 2 verb (intransitive, transitive often passive) to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 42fragment — 1. noun 1) meteorite fragments Syn: piece, bit, particle, speck, chip, shard, sliver, splinter, flake 2) a fragment of conversation Syn: snatch, snippet …

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  • 43FRAGMENT — s. m. Morceau de quelque chose qui a été cassé, brisé. Il se dit surtout en termes de Chirurgie, ou en parlant De choses considérables par leur prix, par leur rareté. Les fragments d un os. Les fragments d un vase précieux, d une statue antique,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 44fragment — n. /frag meuhnt/; v. /frag meuhnt, ment, frag ment /, n. 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,… …

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  • 45fragment — 1. noun a) A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing. b) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate. See Also: fragmental 2. verb a) To break apart …

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  • 46fragment — noun Fragment is used after these nouns: ↑rock, ↑shell …

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  • 47Fragment — Bruchstück, einzelnes Stück, Rest, Überrest, unvollendetes Werk; (bildungsspr.): Torso. * * * Fragment,das:⇨Bruchstück(1) FragmentBruchstück,Rest,Überrest,Torso,Teil,unvollständigesWerk …

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  • 48Fragment — Frag·mẹnt das; (e)s, e; geschr; ein unvollständiger Teil eines meist bedeutenden, historischen Werkes ≈ Bruchstück: Archäologen haben Fragmente einer Statue gefunden; Der verstorbene Dichter hat das Fragment eines Romans hinterlassen || hierzu… …

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  • 49fragment — • spillra, skärva, bit, splitter, fragment, brottstycke …

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  • 50fragment — [ˈfrægmənt] noun [C] I 1) a small piece of a larger object that has broken into a lot of pieces Police found fragments of glass on his clothing.[/ex] 2) a small part of something fragments of conversation[/ex] II verb [I/T] fragment [frægˈment]… …

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