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frag•ment

Pronunciation: (
—n.frag'munt;
—v.frag'munt, -ment, frag-ment'), [key]
—n.
1. a part broken off or detached: scattered fragments of the broken vase.
2. an isolated, unfinished, or incomplete part: She played a fragment of her latest composition.
3. an odd piece, bit, or scrap.

—v.i.
to collapse or break into fragments; disintegrate: The chair fragmented under his weight.

—v.t.
1. to break (something) into pieces or fragments; cause to disintegrate: Outside influences soon fragmented the Mayan culture.
2. to divide into fragments; disunify.

fragile X syndrome

fragmental

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