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fragmental

frag·men·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [frag-men-tl]
    • /frægˈmɛn tl/
    • /fraɡmˈentəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [frag-men-tl]
    • /frægˈmɛn tl/

Definitions of fragmental word

  • abbreviation FRAGMENTAL fragmentary. 1
  • adjective fragmental Geology. clastic (def 3). 1
  • noun fragmental (geology) consisting of fragments. 1
  • adjective fragmental (of rocks or deposits) composed of fragments of pre-existing rocks and minerals 0
  • abbreviation FRAGMENTAL fragmentary 0
  • adjective fragmental clastic 0

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Origin of fragmental

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; fragment + -al1

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Parts of speech for Fragmental

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fragmental popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

fragmental usage trend in Literature

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