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better part of

better part of determiner: almost all of; most of.

Determiner

better part of

  1. almost all of; most of
    • It will take the better part of a century to develop this technology.
    • Alma, we quickly learn, is a hard-nosed pragmatist, even something of an academic crank, and she has no expectation of actually developing any real relationship with this handsome computer staying in her apartment for the better part of a month.2021 September 16, A. A. Dowd, “Dan Stevens as a dashing robot lover? That computes”, in AV Club
    Synonyms:
    best part of

Synonyms of better part of

Questions about better part of

What does better part of mean?
Better part of means almost all of; most of.
What part of speech is better part of?
Better part of is a determiner.

Words near better part of in the dictionary

  1. better luck next time
  2. better nature
  3. better natured
  4. better off
  5. better one word in time than two afterwards
  6. better part of
  7. better place
  8. better safe than sorry
  9. better safe then sorry
  10. Better Sleep Month
  11. better than a kick in the teeth

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