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- pronunciation:
- fraeg
m
 nt
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a broken-off or incomplete part.
Mike cut his foot on a fragment of glass.She remembered only a fragment of the song.- synonyms:
- bit, part, piece, scrap, section, snatch
- similar words:
- chip, crumb, fraction, morsel, particle, shred, sliver, snip, splinter
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| related words: |
bit, debris, part, portion |
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The word fragment
contains the following parts:
fract, frag
Latin
root
that means break
  Example words:
-ment
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act, process, or instance of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ment
attaches to Latin verb roots (e.g., doc, reg, sed) or to English verbs of Latin origin to form nouns.
Example words:
adjustment, advertisement, agreement, announcement, armament, arrangement, commandment, compartment, complement, compliment, department, document, employment, entertainment, fragment, government, improvement, investment, judgment, measurement, movement, regiment, sediment, sentiment
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