Fragment
Fragment noun - A broken or irregular part of something that often remains incomplete.
Usage example: charred fragments of the exploded rocket were scattered over a huge area of ground
Section is a synonym for fragment in part topic. In some cases you can use "Section" instead the word "Fragment" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like portion, divide.
Section
Section noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.
Usage example: had trouble fitting the sections of the bookcase together
Fragment is a synonym for section in part topic. You can use "Fragment" instead the word "Section" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as division, portion, piece, segment.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| brief | brief fragment | brief section |
| short | short fragment | short section |
| following | following fragment | following section |
| complete | complete fragment | complete section |
| Other adjectives: separate, single, small, entire, large, big, tiny, animated, new, missing, final, damaged, next, last, different, previous. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- The paradox endings themselves require locking a gate and playing through a given section of the story again with the Paradox Scope fragment skill active.
Source: Guide Dang It / Final Fantasy - The Chronosceptre fragment on the third level of the original is a case in point; after a very difficult jumping section, the player has to climb down a series of platforms that don't appear to go anywhere and make a jump to an area they can barely see.
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