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Definition of better half noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

better half

noun

/ˌbetə ˈhɑːf/

/ˌbetər ˈhæf/

(also other half)

(informal, humorous)

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the person that you are married to, or your boyfriend or girlfriend

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half a loaf (is better than no bread)

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