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Noun: open sesame  'ow-pun 'se-su-mee
  1. Any very successful means of achieving a result
     
  2. A magical command; used by Ali Baba

Derived forms: open sesames

Type of: agency, bid, bidding, command, dictation, means, way

Encyclopedia: Open sesame

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