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    BE-ALL AND END-ALL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aimplay

    Example:

    profit is the be-all and end-all of business

    Synonyms:

    be-all and end-all; be all and end all

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("be-all and end-all" is a kind of...):

    component; constituent; element; factor; ingredient (an abstract part of something)

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