main
/mˈeɪn/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
adjective
- most important element
“the chief aim of living” - (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
“the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb” - of force; of the greatest possible intensity
“by main strength”
noun
- any very large body of (salt) water
- a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage
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