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fractured
1. adj. (not comparable) Broken into sharp pieces.
2. adj. Split into groups which disagree.
Her fractured family could never agree on anything.
fracture
1. n. The act of breaking, or something that has broken, especially that in bone or cartilage.
2. n. (geology) A fault or crack in a rock.
3. v. to break, or cause something to break

Example Sentences

I broke the ladder and fractured my ankle.  The boy fell off the bicycle and fractured his skull.

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