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master key
noun
- a key that will open a number of different locks, the proper keys of which are not interchangeable.
master key
noun
- a key that opens all the locks of a set, the individual keys of which are not interchangeable Also calledpass key
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Word History and Origins
Origin of master key1
First recorded in 1570–80
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Example Sentences
You must search for the secret springs that govern his actions and for the master key that will unlock his heart.
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Not since he had discovered the master-key of Evolution had Thyrsis come upon any set of ideas that meant so much to him.
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The theory of the class struggle is the master key to the bewilderments and confusions of history.
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This was the master-key to her behaviour, and once I had got it, which I soon did, it was easy to unlock her breast.
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Look, only look into the closet; wait here a moment, and I'll fetch a master key that shall open every one of them.
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