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fragmented
frag·ment F0291400 (frăg′mənt)n.1. A small part broken off or detached.2. An incomplete or isolated portion; a bit: overheard fragments of their conversation; extant fragments of an old manuscript.3. Grammar A sentence fragment.v. (-mĕnt′) frag·ment·ed, frag·ment·ing, frag·ments v.tr. To break or separate (something) into fragments.v.intr. To become broken into fragments: After the election, the coalition fragmented.
[Middle English, from Latin fragmentum, from frangere, frag-, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]fragmented (fræɡˈmɛntɪd) adjexisting in separate parts, pieces or factions; dividedThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | fragmented - having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"disunited, split, disconnecteddivided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided" |
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Synonyms for fragmentedadj having been dividedSynonyms- disunited
- split
- disconnected
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