{
    "term": "fragment",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a small part of something that has broken off or comes from something larger",
            "sensetop": "fragment (of something)in fragments",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Police found fragments of glass near the scene.",
                    "contextForm": "fragment (of something)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The shattered vase lay in fragments on the floor.",
                    "contextForm": "in fragments"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a single part of something; a part that is not complete",
            "sensetop": "fragment (of something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I overheard a fragment of their conversation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could recall only fragments of his poetry."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfræɡmənt/",
                "audio": "fr/fragment/fragment__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfræɡmənt/",
                "audio": "fr/fragment/fragment__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from French, or from Latin fragmentum, from frangere ‘to break’."
}