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 Definitions of open sesame  [ˈmaʊ ðɪd li, -ˈmaʊθt li]  

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Definition of 'open sesame' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) open sesame
any marvelously effective means for bringing about a desired result.

Etymology:  (1785–95; from the use of these words by Ali Baba to open the door of the robbers' den in the Arabian Nights tale “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”)

Definition of 'open sesame' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) open sesame
any very successful means of achieving a result

2. (noun) open sesame
a magical command; used by Ali Baba

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