"be-all and end-all" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈbiː.ˌɔːl ənd ˈɛnd.ˌɔːl\
  1. Raison d’être, panacée.
    Sense id: fr-be-all_and_end-all-en-noun-xIUFUWSI Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: end-all and be-all

Alternative forms

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