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be-all and end-all

be-all and end-all
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bee-awl uh nd end-awl]
    • /ˈbiˌɔl ənd ˈɛndˌɔl/
    • /biː ɔːl ənd ɛnd ɔːl /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bee-awl uh nd end-awl]
    • /ˈbiˌɔl ənd ˈɛndˌɔl/

Definitions of be-all and end-all words

  • noun be-all and end-all the ultimate aim or justification 3
  • noun be-all and end-all a person or thing considered to be beyond improvement 3
  • noun be-all and end-all a thing or person regarded as incapable of improvement; acme; ultimate 3
  • noun be-all and end-all chief or all-important element 3
  • noun be-all and end-all the central and all-important part: His work was the be-all and end-all of his existence. 1
  • noun be-all and end-all (Idiomatic) Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate. 0
See all 6 definitions of be-all and end-all

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Origin of be-all and end-all

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Be-all and end-all

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Be-all and end-all

be-all and end-all popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for be-all and end-all

noun be-all and end-all

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All 2 Synonyms of be-all and end-all

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