# fragments

Pronunciation: say "FRAG-muhnts" /ˈfɹæɡmənts/

## Noun

1. Plural of fragment. — plural of fragment
   - Simple: Plural of fragment. Use this when talking about more than one broken piece.
   - _Archaeologists carefully labeled the pottery fragments before cataloging them._
   - _Tiny fragments of bone were scattered across the excavation site._

## Verb

Pronunciation: say "frag-MENTS" /fɹæɡˈmɛnts/

2. Third-person singular simple present of fragment. — third-person singular simple present indicative of fragment
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of fragment. Use this with he, she, or it to mean it breaks into pieces.
   - _Intense heat fragments the mineral into a fine powder._
   - _The political party fragments whenever its leaders disagree on strategy._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fragments (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).