"to be fair" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} to be fair (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of in fairness Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: in fairness [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: to be honest, to be frank, to be sure
    Sense id: en-to_be_fair-en-adv-aifR9bbw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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