We found 6 dictionaries that define the word the be-all and end-all:

General (5 matching dictionaries)

1. the be-all and end-all: Merriam-Webster
2. the be-all and end-all: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
3. the be-all and end-all: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

4. the be-all and end-all: Idioms

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