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(păs′kē′)American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
passkey
(ˈpɑːsˌkiː)n
1. (Tools) any of various keys, esp a latchkey
2. another term for master key, skeleton key
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mas′ter key`
n.
a key that will open a number of different locks, the proper keys of which are not interchangeable.
[1570–80]
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| Noun | 1. | passkey - key that secures entrance everywherekey - metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated skeleton key - a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks |
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GeneralschlüsselPassepartout
passkey
pass key [ˈpɑːskiː] n → passe mpass mark n note que les candidats doivent obtenir pour réussir un examenCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
passkey
n → Hauptschlüssel m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
passkey - key that secures entrance everywhere