holy grail
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Holy Grail¹
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From Middle English Holy Grayle. (web page layout): So called because it was traditionally difficult to achieve with the available markup.
proper noun the Holy Grail · Holy Grails
- An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being in later versions the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.
- A web page layout with fixed-width columns to the left and right, and a central area that fills the remaining space.
noun Holy Grails · holy grail
- Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through a difficult endeavor. Nanotechnology is the holy grail of medicine.
holy grail²
noun holy grails
- Alternative letter-case form of Holy Grail “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.
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name artifact in Arthurian mythology
| Español | Santo Grial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성배 Seongbae |
| 日本語 | 聖杯 Seihai |
| 中文 | 聖杯 /圣杯 shèngbēi |
| Português | Santo Graal |
| Français | Graal, Saint-Graal |
| Deutsch | Heiliger Gral |
| Italiano | Santo Graal |
| Ελληνικά | Άγιο Δισκοπότηρο Ágio Diskopótiro, Άγιο Ποτήριο Ágio Potírio |
| Русский | Свято́й Грааль Svjatój Graalʹ |
noun distant or difficult, sought-after goal
| Español | santo grial |
|---|---|
| Português | santo graal |
| Italiano | Santo Graal |
| Ελληνικά | άγιο δισκοπότηρο ágio diskopótiro |
| Русский | золотое руно n священный Грааль zolotoje runo |
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