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Princeton's WordNet

  1. passkey, passe-partout, master key, masternoun

    key that secures entrance everywhere

Wiktionary

  1. master keynoun

    A key designed to open a set of several locks; a passkey

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Master-keynoun

    The key which opens many locks, of which the subordinate keys open each only one.

    This master-key
    Frees every lock, and leads us to his person. Dryden.

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  1. master key

    A master key is a key that can open multiple locks, typically within a specified system or group of locks. This term is generally used in reference to situations where each lock also has its own unique key, but the master key can open all of them. It is frequently used in contexts such as property management, where a landlord may have a master key to all the apartments in a building.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of master key in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of master key in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of master key in a Sentence

  1. Electronic Frontier Foundation:

    Once this master key is created, governments around the world will surely demand that Apple Inc -LRB- AAPL.O -RRB- undermine the security of their citizens as well.


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