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Holy grail

name, noun, slang

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.
  2. 2
    A web page layout with fixed-width columns to the left and right, and a central area that fills the remaining space. Internet, informal
Noun
  1. 1
    Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through difficult endeavor. figuratively

    "Nanotechnology is the holy grail of medicine."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Holy Grail. alt-of

    "“Making money on a constant basis is the holy grail, and Ray and Bridgewater have done that,” Ng Kok-Song, the chief investment officer of the Singapore fund, told me."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English Holy Grayle. (web page layout): So called because it was traditionally difficult to achieve with the available markup.

Etymology 2

From Middle English Holy Grayle. (web page layout): So called because it was traditionally difficult to achieve with the available markup.

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