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Synonyms for main

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : meyn
Phonetic Transcription : meɪn

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Définition of main

Origin :
  • Old English mægen (n.) "power, bodily strength, force, efficacy," from Proto-Germanic *maginam "power," suffixed form of PIE root *magh- (1) "be able, have power" (see may (v.)). Original sense preserved in phrase with might and main. Meaning "principal channel in a utility system" is first recorded 1727 in main drain; Used since 1540s for "continuous stretch of land or water." In Spanish Main the word is short for mainland and refers to the coast between Panama and Orinoco.
  • adj principal, predominant
  • adj absolute, utter
  • noun pipe for system
Example sentences :
  • Then let the main pressure be felt by its inventors and publishers.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • That they would use the drug to excess there can be no doubt, and that is the main point.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • Kennedy and I pushed along slowly with the main lot of horses.
  • Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
  • "You are evading the main point, Rushton," said the superintendent.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "Up the Main Street, and across the drawbridge," said the soldier, goodnaturedly.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • But when he came to the main square, the heart of the town, it was quite empty.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • One of the main points of interest at the home of Mr. Gladstone is the library.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The management of the war was the main subject under discussion.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • I saw her in Carlton's, that new confectioner's shop on Main Street.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • We must study our parents' opinions in the main, but not in points of detail.
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

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