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Scientific Radicals - Word of the Day - Passe-Partout

passe-partout

\pas-pahr-TOO; Fr. pahs-par-TOO\

noun
1. something that passes everywhere or provides a universal means of passage.
2. a master key; skeleton key.

Usage: Bob soon realised that membership of the Racquet Club was a passe-partout, granting executive levels of access to members of the Board.

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