fragment
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< French < Latin fragmentum (“‘a fragment, remnant’”) < frangere (“‘to break’”); see fraction.
[edit] Noun
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fragment (plural fragments)
- A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
- (grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
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portion or segment of an object
grammar: a sentence
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[edit] Verb
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to fragment (third-person singular simple present fragments, present participle fragmenting, simple past and past participle fragmented)
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to break apart
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to cause to be broken into pieces
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[edit] External links
- fragment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- fragment in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Polish
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
fragment m.
[edit] Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
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| Nominative | fragment | fragmenty |
| Genitive | fragmentu | fragmentów |
| Dative | fragmentowi | fragmentom |
| Accusative | fragment | fragmenty |
| Instrumental | fragmentem | fragmentami |
| Locative | fragmencie | fragmentach |
| Vocative | fragmencie | fragmenty |