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best part of

best part of determiner: most of, majority of.

Determiner

best part of

  1. most of, majority of
    • The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century, when modish taste was just due to go clean out of fashion for the best part of the next hundred...1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    better part of

Synonyms of best part of

Questions about best part of

What does best part of mean?
Best part of means most of, majority of.
What part of speech is best part of?
Best part of is a determiner.

Words near best part of in the dictionary

  1. best on ground
  2. best on grounds
  3. best one can
  4. best parlour
  5. best parlours
  6. best part of
  7. best pleased
  8. best practice
  9. best practices
  10. best regards
  11. best seller

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