from aardvark to zymurgy

English

Etymology

In reference to the first and last major words in many English dictionaries.

Prepositional phrase

from aardvark to zymurgy

  1. (informal) from A to Z; from the beginning to the end; covering everything comprehensively
    • 2002, Melvin A. Benarde, You've Been Had!:
      Researchers expect and anticipate that their work will be scrutinized by other scientists and whatever the object of study, from Aardvark to Zymurgy, it is certain to be researched by a plethora of investigators from Stockholm to Shanghai to San Francisco[.]
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