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Meaning of key of the street | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

An imaginary item said to be possessed by anyone who is locked outdoors.

humorous

Examples

“And all his literary life Dickens had the vision of the boy who was given the "key of the street" when other boys are at school.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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