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# fragment

noun (a fragment, fragments); verb (fragment, fragments, fragmented, fragmenting)

«fragment» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A fragment is a small piece that has broken off something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#m1)
2. A fragment is a small part of something, like a fragment of a song or a conversation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#m2)
3. (grammar) A sentence fragment is a group of words that is not a complete sentence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#m3)
4. (verb) To fragment is to break into small pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science and history, fragments of pottery, rock and bone help archaeologists and scientists. In English lessons pupils learn to fix sentence fragments («Because it rained.») by adding a main clause. Phrases: a fragment of, sentence fragment, broken into fragments.

### Examples

- Archaeologists found fragments of an old pot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#x1)
- A fragment of glass was stuck in my shoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#x2)
- I heard only a fragment of what they said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#x3)
- «Running down the hill.» is a sentence fragment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#x4)
- The meteor broke into tiny fragments. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#x5)
- Bone fragments told the scientists about the animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#x6)
- The ice fragmented into floating chunks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#x7)
- Every man may read in this book, but only in fragments. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/#x8)

### Note

Stress: noun FRAG-ment, verb frag-MENT. Countable: a fragment, fragments. Adjective: fragmentary, fragmented. Safety: glass fragments are sharp — use a brush, not your fingers.

## In Jewish tradition

In science and history, fragments of pottery, rock and bone help archaeologists and scientists. In English lessons pupils learn to fix sentence fragments («Because it rained.») by adding a main clause. Phrases: a fragment of, sentence fragment, broken into fragments.

### Examples

- Would it be to bold to conclude that the Sefer Yetzirah represents the genuine fragments of Philolaus"? (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fragment/#x1)

### Note

Stress: noun FRAG-ment, verb frag-MENT. Countable: a fragment, fragments. Adjective: fragmentary, fragmented. Safety: glass fragments are sharp — use a brush, not your fingers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fragment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fragment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fragment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fragment.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fragment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fragment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fragment» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fragment.html) on Mova free.