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Webster 1913 Edition

Fragment

Frag′ment

,
Noun.
[L.
fragmentum
, fr. frangere to break: cf. F.
fragment
. See
Break
,
Verb.
T.
]
A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part;
as, a
fragment
of an ancient writing
.
Gather up the
fragments
that remain.
John vi. 12.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fragment

FRAG'MENT

,
Noun.
[L. fragmentum, from frango, to break.]
1.
A part broken off; a piece separated from any thing by breaking.
Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing is lost. John 6.
2.
A part separated from the rest; an imperfect part; as fragments of ancient writings.
3.
A small detached portion; as fragments of time.

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