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Definition of Open Sesame in English :

Open Sesame

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Noun

1. open sesame

any very successful means of achieving a result

2. open sesame

a magical command; used by Ali Baba

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Open Sesame

see synonyms of open sesame

noun

a very successful means of achieving a result

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Open Sesame

see synonyms of open sesame

1.

magic words spoken to open the door of the thieves' den in the story of Ali Baba in The Arabian Nights

2.

any unfailing means of gaining admission or achieving some other end

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Open Sesame

see synonyms of open sesame

n.

A simple, trusty means of attaining a goal.

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