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OPEN SESAME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any very successful means of achieving a result
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("open sesame" is a kind of...):
agency; means; way (thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A magical command; used by Ali Baba
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("open sesame" is a kind of...):
bid; bidding; command; dictation (an authoritative direction or instruction to do something)
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