fragment

noun/ˈfræɡmənt/

Frequency rank: #7,222 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a small broken-off or detached piece of something

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Example sentence

The archaeologist carefully picked up each fragment of the ancient pottery.

Synonyms & related words

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