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fragmented

adjective
 
 
/fræɡˈmen.tɪd/ US  /-t̬ɪd/

Definition

consisting of several separate parts: In this increasingly fragmented society, a sense of community is a thing of the past. The president has only held onto power because the opposition is so fragmented.Tearing and breaking into pieces fragmentation
 
 
noun [U]
the fragmentation of the country's banking systemBusinesses and enterprises
(Definition of fragmented adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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