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[ end-awl ] / ˈɛndˌɔl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR end-all ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion: Money is the be-all and end-all of his existence. something that brings things to such an end or conclusion. Origin of end-allFirst recorded in 1595–1605 Words nearby end-allencyclopedism, encyclopedist, encyst, encysted calculus, end, end-all, endamage, endameba, endamoeba, endangeitis, endanger Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for end-allOn the contrary, it used to be the be-all, end-all of hip-hop journalism. It Was All a Dream: Drama, Bullshit, and the Rebirth of The Source Magazine|Alex Suskind|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST But Zane is a living example of how the medical community is not the end-all of knowledge. Feeding Tubes, NICU, One-on-One Care: Susan Hatfield Talks About Living With Her Trisomy 18 Baby|Susan Hatfield|February 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST But remember that the be-all and the end-all of Ifugao existence is the family, and not the individual. He could have done better if he had enjoyed himself less; but was not enjoyment the be-all and end-all of this little life? Lucretia, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Fifteen-year-old Trix was in that stage when the Oxford examination seems the end-all and be-all of existence. The Fortunes of the Farrells|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey To her, the be-all and end-all of literature was to get into print; written stuff was of absolutely no value otherwise. Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern The partial statement of natural development takes the primitive powers in an alleged spontaneous development as the end-all. Democracy and Education|John Dewey
British Dictionary definitions for end-all
nounshort for be-all and end-all Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to end-allclincher, knockout, coup de grace, deathblow |