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antifragmentation

antifragmentation adjective: opposing fragmentation.

Adjective

antifragmentation (not comparable)

  1. Opposing fragmentation.
    • In addition, the ECB has said it could introduce a “new instrument” to support countries facing a sharp increase in borrowing costs as rates rise. But Luis de Guindos, its vice-president, said last week the governing council had “not discussed any new anti-fragmentation programme in detail”.2022 May 4, Tommy Stubbington, Martin Arnold, “ECB policy tightening sends eurozone borrowing costs soaring”, in Financial Times
  2. Protecting against shrapnel or fragments of shells etc.
    • This happens to be an antifragmentation vest, which is the vest which would protect you against shell fragments, bullets, et cetera.1984, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business. Subcommittee on General Oversight and the Economy, Competition in federal procurement, page 103

Forms of antifragmentation

alternative formanti-fragmentation

Origin of antifragmentation

From anti- + fragmentation.

Questions about antifragmentation

What does antifragmentation mean?
Antifragmentation means opposing fragmentation.
What part of speech is antifragmentation?
Antifragmentation is an adjective.

Words near antifragmentation in the dictionary

  1. antifox
  2. antifracking
  3. antifracture
  4. antifragile
  5. antifragility
  6. antifragmentation
  7. antifraternization
  8. antifraud
  9. antifraudulent
  10. antifray
  11. antifreedom

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