from aardvark to zymurgy
English edit
Etymology edit
In reference to the first and last major words in many English dictionaries.
Prepositional phrase edit
- (informal) Synonym of 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[.]