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- pronunciation:
- fraek
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a number expressed as one number or algebraic quantity divided by another.
One-half (1/2) and two-thirds (2/3) are examples of fractions.- similar words:
- quotient, ratio
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| definition 2: |
a part or very small part of a whole.
I recovered only a fraction of my expenses.- synonyms:
- bit, moiety, part, percentage, portion, proportion, snippet
- antonyms:
- whole
- similar words:
- crumb, division, few, fragment, mite, morsel, slice, subdivision, trifle
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| definition 3: |
a small part disconnected from a whole; fragment.
- synonyms:
- fragment, piece, section
- antonyms:
- whole
- similar words:
- chip, crumb, part, scrap
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| related words: |
component, divide, piece |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
fractions, fractioning, fractioned |
| definition: |
to divide up or break into parts or fragments.
- synonyms:
- divide, fragment, part, section, segment, subdivide
- similar words:
- portion, slice
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| related words: |
section |
Fraction comes from a Latin word that means "a breaking into pieces." In the English spoken in the 1400s, a bone fracture was called a "fraction."
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