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half a loaf is better than no bread

half a loaf is better than no bread is the alternative form of half a loaf is better than none.

Meaning of half a loaf is better than none

Proverb

half a loaf is better than none

  1. Something is better than nothing: some reward, achievement, result, etc. is preferable to none at all.
    • "I have the beginnings of genius," he finally decided, "that is, I can see for myself, but I cannot pass the vision on to others by production."
      "Half a loaf is better than none," said Miss Enistor soothingly.1912, Fergus Hume, chapter 1, in A Son of Perdition

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Half a loaf is better than no bread is the alternative form of half a loaf is better than none.

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