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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim;
- Example: "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
[syn: be-all and end-all, be all and end all]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

be all and end all
    n 1: the essential factor; the all-important element; the
         supreme aim; "profit is the be-all and end-all of business"
         [syn: be-all and end-all, be all and end all]