mother of all

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Definition of mother of all in English English dictionary

Used before a plural noun to form a compound noun having the sense of: the greatest or largest of its kind

Five mail-order ice creams. Four pregnant women. Welcome to the mother of all taste tests.

Hyphenation

moth·er of all

Turkish pronunciation

mʌdhır ıv ôl

Pronunciation

/ˈməᴛʜər əv ˈôl/ /ˈmʌðɜr əv ˈɔːl/

Etymology

() Popularized after its use by Saddam Hussein, then president of Iraq, in reference to the Gulf War as ام المعارك (“mother of battles”).

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