(noun)
1. a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment
of rock"
2. an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"
3. part of a sentence that has been punctuated as if it were a
complete sentence. A sentence fragment is "Climbed up the
rock."
(verb)
break up: break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate
fragmented."
From L. fragmentum "a fragment, remnant,"
from root of frangere "to break."
