Fragment vs Trifle - What's the difference?
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A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
(grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
(computing)
An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.
An insignificant amount.
* {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
, title=Well Tackled!
, chapter=17 Anything that is of little importance or worth.
* Shakespeare
* Drayton
A particular kind of pewter.
(uncountable) Utensils made from this particular kind of pewter.
To deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.
To act, speak, or otherwise behave with jest.
To inconsequentially toy with something.
To squander or waste.
Fragment is a related term of trifle.
As nouns the difference between fragment and trifle
is that fragment is fragment while trifle is an english dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.As a verb trifle is
to deal with something as if it were of little importance or worth.fragment
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(wikipedia fragment)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* fragmentizeDerived terms
* fragmentationExternal links
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Noun
citation, passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy. Strictly speaking, he ought to have been following up the picket–boat, but he was satisfied that the circumstances were sufficiently urgent for him to take risks.}}
- Trifles light as air / Are to the jealous confirmation strong / As proofs of holy writ.
- with such poor trifles playing