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单词 fragmentation
释义 frag·men·ta·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, from fragmenter to divide into fragments (from fragment, n., from Latin fragmentum) + -ation
1. : the act or process of fragmentating or fractionating or the state of being fragmented or fractionated
 < the constant fragmentation of landholdings — J.H.Steward >
 < cried for the fragmentation of India — Time >
 < the growing fragmentation of the corporation into a multitude of divisions and departments — W.H.Whyte >
: the act or process of making fragmentary or the state of becoming or being fragmentary
 < the contemporary pursuit of brevity, with its inevitable consequence of fragmentation. in all fields of communication is alarming — F.L.Mott >
 < the fragmentation of the past was to be overcome by integration — American Anthropologist >
especially : a shattering into numerous and widely scattered fragments (as of a fragmentation bomb)
2. : the fragments from the fragmentation of a shell, grenade, or bomb
 < the explosion rained fragmentation all about them >
3. : disorganization of mind or behavior : a breakdown of the usual pattern of thought or action
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