a fragment

Definitions

A small part broken or separated off something.

An incomplete or isolated portion of something larger, such as a text, musical composition, or memory.

Examples

The archaeologist carefully brushed the dirt away to reveal a fragment of ancient pottery.

She only remembered a fragment of the dream she had before waking up.

Synonyms

a piece a scrap a shard a sliver a particle a remnant a segment

Antonyms

a whole an entirety a total a mass a bulk a complete unit an aggregate