Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - fragment

n. & v. --n. 1 a part broken off; a detached piece. 2 an isolated or incomplete part. 3 the remains of an otherwise lost or destroyed whole, esp. the extant remains or unfinished portion of a book or work of art. --v.tr. & intr. break or separate into fragments. Derivatives fragmental adj. fragmentize v.tr. (also -ise). Etymology: ME f. F fragment or L fragmentum (as FRAGILE)