better
An entity, usually animate, deemed superior to anotherAn entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
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Meaning
1 sensesAn entity, usually animate, deemed superior to another; one who has a claim to precedence; a superior.
He quickly found Ali his better in the ring.
a superior person having claim to precedence
Origin
From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-From Middle English better, bettre, betre, from Old English betera (“better”), from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *batizô (“better”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰed-rós, from *bʰed- (“good”).
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