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adj 1: 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" [syn: chief(a), main(a), primary(a),
principal(a)]
2: of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete
sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex
sentence has at least a subject and a verb" [syn: independent,
main(a)] [ant: dependent]
3: of force; of the greatest possible intensity; "by main
strength" [syn: main(a)]
n 1: any very large body of (salt) water [syn: briny]
2: a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas
or electricity or that collects sewage