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French word
fragment
Pronunciation
IPA/fʁagmɑ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounfragment
Example
On ne connaît que des fragments de son histoire.
We know only fragments of his story.
More examples
Les archéologues ont trouvé des fragments de poterie sur le site.
Archaeologists found fragments of pottery at the site.
Core concept
A small piece left after a larger whole has broken apart or been separated.
Common phrases
des fragments d'information
fragments of information
un fragment de mémoire
a fragment of memory
un fragment de verre
a shard of glass
Similar words
partie: One of the sections or portions that make up a whole.
morceau: A small piece of something physical, especially food or an object.
Definition in French
Petite partie détachée d'un tout, matérielle ou immatérielle.
Word origin
French fragment comes from Latin fragmentum, formed from frangere meaning 'to break', through medieval French.
Usage tips
- Fragment is more formal than morceau or bout for a physical piece and is especially common for parts of texts, memories, or evidence.
Other meanings
- piecenoun
Related words
- fragmentationfragmentationnoun
- fragmentairefragmentaryadjective