fragment

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere, present active infinitive of frangō (“I break”). See also fraction.

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈfɹæɡmənt/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /fɹæɡˈmɛnt/, /ˈfɹæɡmɛnt/

Noun

fragment (plural fragments)

1. A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not

   a fragment of an ancient writing

   I heard a small fragment of the conversation.

2. (grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
3. (computing) An incomplete portion of code.

Verb

fragment (third-person singular simple present fragments, present participle fragmenting, simple past and past participle fragmented)

1. (intransitive) To break apart.
2. (transitive) To cause to be broken into pieces.
3. (transitive, computing) To break up and disperse (a file) into non-contiguous areas of a disk.

Further reading

• fragment in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• fragment in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere (“to break”).

Noun

fragment m (plural fragments)

1. a fragment

Etymology

From Latin fragmentum.

Noun

fragment m

1. fragment (portion or segment of an object)

Related terms

• See frakce

Further reading

• fragment in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• fragment in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: frag‧ment
• Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

fragment n (plural fragmenten, diminutive fragmentje n)

1. a fragment

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangere (“to break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʁaɡ.mɑ̃/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Homophone: fragments
• Hyphenation: frag‧ment

Noun

fragment m (plural fragments)

1. fragment

Further reading

• “fragment” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum

Noun

fragment n (definite singular fragmentet, indefinite plural fragment or fragmenter, definite plural fragmenta or fragmentene)

1. a fragment

References

• “fragment” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum

Noun

fragment n (definite singular fragmentet, indefinite plural fragment, definite plural fragmenta)

1. a fragment

References

• “fragment” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfraɡ.mɛnt/

• audio

  (file)

Noun

fragment m inan

1. fragment

Etymology

Borrowed from French fragment and its source, Latin fragmentum.

Noun

fragment n (plural fragmente)

1. fragment

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frǎɡment/
• Hyphenation: frag‧ment

Noun

fràgment m (Cyrillic spelling фра̀гмент)

1. fragment

References

• “fragment” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragmentum.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

fragment n

1. a fragment

References

• fragment in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)