end-all

end-all

n

short for be-all and end-all

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be′-all` and end′-all`

n.

the ultimate object.

[1595–1605]

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Noun

1.

end-all - the ultimate goal; "human beings are not the end-all of evolution" goal, end - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

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