BE-ALL AND END-ALL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

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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