noun · verb · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈfɹæɡmənt/
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rhymes with -ɛnt
/fɹæɡˈmɛnt/
/ˈfɹæɡmɛnt/
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CMU ARPABET:F R AE1 G M AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A portion of a URL referring to a subordinate resource or anchor (such as a specific point on a web page), introduced by the # sign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Examples
The URL www.example.com/home#recent ends with a fragment.
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A split piece of an organism that has undergone the asexual reproduction process where the organism splits into one or more pieces, then those pieces become new individuals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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6
verb
Meaning 6
To break apart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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7
verb
Meaning 7
To cause to be broken into pieces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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8
verb
Meaning 8
To break up and disperse (a file) into non-contiguous areas of a disk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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9
verb
Meaning 9
Of an organism: to undergo the asexual reproduction process where an organism spilts into one or more pieces, then those pieces become new individuals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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10
noun
Meaning 10
a broken piece of a brittle artifact
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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