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fraction
Meaning: a small part of a whole
fraction in a sentence
How fraction is used in real sentences:
Only a fraction of the puzzle was finished before dinner.
Lena spent only a fraction of her allowance and saved the rest.
“Only a fraction slipped through, so waves slowly ate away the shore.”
— from the passage The Returning Shore
Synonyms for fraction
Other words for fraction — part, piece and fragment — carry the same meaning.
- part
- piece
- fragment
Antonyms of fraction
Words that mean the opposite of fraction:
- whole
- entirety
Where it comes from
From Latin frangere 'to break'
Memory hook
A fraction is a FRAGMENT—a broken-off part of a whole.