diff --git a/lib/definition.py b/lib/definition.py
index d448d10..a642883 100644
--- a/lib/definition.py
+++ b/lib/definition.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import re
-from typing import Any, Optional, cast, overload
+from typing import Any, Optional, Self, cast, overload
 import re
 from PyQt6.QtCore import QMargins, QPoint, QRect, QSize, QUrl, Qt, pyqtSignal
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QColor, QFont, QFontMetrics, QMouseEvent, QPaintEvent, QPainter, QResizeEvent, QTextOption, QTransform, QBrush
@@ -9,14 +9,20 @@ class Fragment:
     """A fragment of text to be displayed"""
 
     def __init__(
-        self,
-        text: str,
-        font: QFont,
-        audio: str = "",
-        color: Optional[QColor] = None,
-        asis: bool = False,
+            self,
+            which: str|Self,
+            font: QFont|None = None,
+            audio: str = "",
+            color: Optional[QColor] = None,
+            asis: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
-        self._text = text
+        if isinstance(which, Fragment):
+            for k,v in which.__dict__.items():
+                self.__dict__[k] = v
+            return
+        self._text:str = which
+        if font is None:
+            raise TypeError("Missing required parameter 'font'")
         self._font = font
         self._audio: QUrl = QUrl(audio)
         self._align = QTextOption(
diff --git a/plugins/merriam-webster.py b/plugins/merriam-webster.py
index 60fbf51..3c15a03 100644
--- a/plugins/merriam-webster.py
+++ b/plugins/merriam-webster.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import copy
 from importlib.abc import InspectLoader
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QColor, QFont
 from trycast import trycast
@@ -601,7 +600,7 @@ def parseText(frag: Fragment) -> list[Fragment]:
             results.append(frag)
             return results
         if start > 0:
-            newFrag = copy.copy(frag)
+            newFrag = Fragment(frag)
             newFrag.setText(text[:start])
             results.append(newFrag)
             frag.setText(text[start:])
@@ -623,7 +622,7 @@ def parseText(frag: Fragment) -> list[Fragment]:
         end = text.find("}")
         token = text[1:end]
         frag.setText(text[end + 1 :])
-        newFrag = copy.copy(frag)
+        newFrag = Fragment(frag)
         oldFont = QFont(frag.font())
         if token == "bc":
             results.append(Fragment(": ", boldFont, color=baseColor))
@@ -729,7 +728,7 @@ def parseText(frag: Fragment) -> list[Fragment]:
                 wref = fields[1]
             else:
                 raise NotImplementedError(f"Unknown code: {token} in {org}")
-            newFrag = copy.copy(frag)
+            newFrag = Fragment(frag)
             newFrag.setText(htext)
             newFrag.setWRef(wref)
             newFrag.setTarget(target)