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the perfect is the enemy of the good

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
the per-fec-t is the en-e-my of the -good
IPA
55
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
6
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of perfect is the enemy of good.

Questions

What does the perfect is the enemy of the good mean?
Alternative form of perfect is the enemy of good.

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