fragmentary
/ˈfɹæɡmənˌteɹi/FRAG-muhn-teh-ree
/ˈfɹæɡmənˌtɛɹi/FRAG-muhn-teh-ree
Meaningmade of fragments
Common meaning: incomplete
Other meanings: in pieces
- fragto break, shatterLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 776 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
Journey through time
- Latinfrangō, frēgī, frāctum‘to break, shatter’
- Frenchfragment
- Englishfragment‘a small broken piece’
- Englishformed in English from fragmentfragmentary‘incomplete’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from fragment + -ary.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FRAGMENT, p.218 · scan
Roots
- frangō, frēgī, frāctum Latin “to break, shatter”
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