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the superior one of two alternatives; "chose the better of the two" one having claim to precedence; a superior; "the common man has been kept in his place by his betters" get better; "The weather improved toward evening" to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" surpass in excellence; "She bettered her own record"; "break a record" (comparative of `good'') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You''re a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car" amended, finer, improved (comparative of `good'') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better" fitter more than half; "argued for the better part of an hour" major comparative of `well''; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.; "She had never sung better"; "a deed better left undone"; "better suited to the job" from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." someone who bets |
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