Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially by violence. 2. (n.) A portion; a fragment. 3. (n.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a unit or magnitude. 4. (v. t.) To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; -- frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade of oil from petroleum.

Multi-Version Concordance Fraction (1 Occurrence) Mark 12:42 A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin. (See NIV)