Fragment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a piece broken off or cut off of something else

a broken piece of a brittle artifact

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈæɡmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈaɡmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈaɡmənt/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈæɡmənt/.

Examples

a fragment of rock
fragments of a play
The plate fragmented

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

break up shard fragmentise sherd fragmentize

Parts of Speech

noun	a piece broken off or cut off of something else “a fragment of rock”
noun	a broken piece of a brittle artifact
noun	an incomplete piece “fragments of a play”
verb	break or cause to break into pieces “The plate fragmented”

Word Forms

fragmentary	adjective	consisting of small disconnected parts
fragmental	adjective	consisting of small disconnected parts
fragment	verb	break or cause to break into pieces
fragmentize	verb	break or cause to break into pieces
fragment	noun	a piece broken off or cut off of something else
fragmentation	noun	the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

fragmento

un pedazo roto o cortado de otra cosa

🇮🇹Italian

frammento

un pezzo spezzato o tagliato da qualcos'altro

🇵🇹Portuguese

fragmento

um pedaço quebrado ou cortado de outra coisa

🇷🇺Russian

фрагмент

кусок отломанный или отрезанный от чего-то другого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टुकड़ा

किसी अन्य वस्तु का टूटा हुआ या कटा हुआ टुकड़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

খণ্ড

একটি টুকরা ভেঙে ফেলা বা অন্য কিছু কেটে ফেলা

🇮🇳Tamil

துண்டு

ஒரு துண்டு உடைந்தது அல்லது வேறு ஏதாவது துண்டிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

శకలం

ఒక ముక్క విరిగింది లేదా వేరొకదాని నుండి కత్తిరించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

तुकडा

तुकडा तुटलेला किंवा दुसऱ्या कशाचा तरी कापला

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટુકડો

એક ટુકડો તૂટી જાય છે અથવા અન્ય કોઈ વસ્તુનો કાપી નાખે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತುಣುಕು

ಒಂದು ತುಂಡು ಮುರಿದು ಅಥವಾ ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശകലം

ഒരു കഷണം ഒടിഞ്ഞതോ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും മുറിച്ചുമാറ്റിയോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੁਕੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਟੁਕੜਾ ਟੁੱਟਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਕੱਟਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹکڑا

ایک ٹکڑا ٹوٹا ہوا یا کسی اور چیز سے کاٹا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分段

从其他东西上折断或切下的一块

🇯🇵Japanese

断片

何か他のものから壊れた、または切り取られた部分

🇰🇷Korean

파편

부서지거나 다른 것에서 잘린 조각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mảnh vỡ

một mảnh bị vỡ hoặc bị cắt khỏi cái gì khác

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วน

ชิ้นส่วนที่หักหรือถูกตัดออกจากสิ่งอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

fragmen

sepotong patah atau terpotong dari sesuatu yang lain

🇲🇾Malay

serpihan

sekeping terputus atau terputus sesuatu yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جزء

قطعة مكسورة أو مقطوعة من شيء آخر

🇮🇷Persian

قطعه

قطعه ای که از چیز دیگری جدا شده یا بریده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

parça

başka bir şeyden kırılmış veya kesilmiş bir parça

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶטַע

חתיכה שנשברה או מנותקת ממשהו אחר

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