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    • main :most important element
      • the chief aim of living|the main doors were of solid glass|the principal rivers of America|the principal example|policemen were primary targets|the master bedroom|a master switch

    • main :(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

    • main :of force; of the greatest possible intensity
      • by main strength

    • main :any very large body of (salt) water

      • main :a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage

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