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end-all
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun end-all has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
end-all, n.
- Complete termination. [1913 Webster]"That but this blow
Might be the be-all and the end-all here." [1913 Webster] - the primary or only purpose or goal; as, winning office is the be-all and end-all of a politician's life. [PJC]
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