unfragmented
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈfræŋɡmɛntɪd/
- The team studied an unfragmented area of forest, untouched by urban development, to observe natural ecosystems.
- an unfragmented habitat
Examples
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It is not at all surprising that when we step away and try to apply ourselves to the unfragmented text of a book, we have trouble.
Academic text (2010) -
Holmes RT, Sherry TW. 2001. Thirty-year bird population trends in an unfragmented temperate deciduous forest: Importance of habitat change. The Auk 118: 589-609.
Academic text (2012) -
The national park is home to vast, unfragmented landscapes that support diverse wildlife.
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To preserve biodiversity, it is crucial to maintain unfragmented habitats for various animal species.
Synonyms
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Not cut into slices
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7.8
A body or object that has no separate, repeating parts along its length
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Whole and not divided into parts
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Not divided into parts or sections
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4.0
Whole and not broken into pieces
Not having parts that repeat along a body or structure
Antonyms
How Whole
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfragmented = fragmented (transparent) = un + fragment + ed
Built by prefixing 'un-' to 'fragmented' (itself 'fragment' + '-ed'), so the meaning 'not broken or divided' is directly compositional.
Etymology
Unfragmented is made of the prefix un- meaning 'not' and fragment meaning 'a broken piece', so it literally means 'not broken into parts' and describes something whole and connected. A helpful image is a forest not cut into small pieces or a complete puzzle, which shows why we use the word for things that stay whole and are not divided.