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A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.
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{
"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’."
}