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best part of something
best part of something
best part of something
Nearly all of something, the majority, as in
The dentist was late; I waited for the best part of an hour
. The adjective
best
here does not concern quality but quantity. [First half of 1500s] Also see
better half
, def. 1.
See also:
of
,
part
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Paraskeve
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AmbroŻY
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Reina (2)
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SOO-zən
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