"best part of" meaning in English

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Determiner

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  1. most of, majority of Synonyms: better part of
    Sense id: en-best_part_of-en-det-~XV-ttkp Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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