"better part of" meaning in English

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Determiner

Head templates: {{head|en|determiner}} better part of
  1. almost all of; most of Synonyms: best part of
    Sense id: en-better_part_of-en-det-EZozzg6H Categories (other): English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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