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Definition of loaf noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

loaf

noun

NAmE//loʊf//

(pl. loaves

NAmE//loʊvz//

)

an amount of bread that has been shaped and baked in one piece a loaf of bread Two white loaves, please. a sliced loaf see meatloaf

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half a loaf is better than none (saying)

you should be grateful for something, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing

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