fragment Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a piece broken off or cut off of something else
    • a fragment of rock
  2. noun a broken piece of a brittle artifact
    sherd; shard.
  3. noun an incomplete piece
    • fragments of a play
  4. verb break or cause to break into pieces
    fragmentize; fragmentise; break up.
    • The plate fragmented

WordNet

Frag"ment noun
Etymology
L. fragmentum, fr. frangere to break: cf. F. fragment. See Break, v. t.
Definitions
  1. A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
    Gather up the fragments that remain. John vi. 12.

Webster 1913