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How to pronounce main
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What does main mean?
adjOf chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
“The main office is actually one of the smaller rooms.”
Chief, most important, or principal in extent, size, or strength; consisting of the largest part.
“main body of an army”
Full, sheer, undivided.
advExceedingly, extremely, greatly, mightily, very, very much.
“Why, it's main jolly to be sure, and all that so fair.”
nounThat which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross.
The primary character that one plays in a video game in which one can play more than one character.
“My WoW main has reached level cap and I’m on my way getting my first alt there as well.”
A main account.
“His main got banned after his last post.”
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