end-all
the 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-all
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How to use end-all in a sentence
On the contrary, it used to be the be-all, end-all of hip-hop journalism.
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It was never classification, diagnosis, and nomenclature as the end-all of Botany.
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
Mere representation, therefore, is with him the be-all and the end-all of art.
Theodore Watts-Dunton | James DouglasThe partial statement of natural development takes the primitive powers in an alleged spontaneous development as the end-all.
Democracy and Education | John DeweyFifteen-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
British Dictionary definitions for end-all
short for be-all and end-all
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