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English
rank|associated|worse|safe|978|main|q|greatly|floor

Homophones
mane
Maine

Etymology 1
From ME. mayn, main, from OE. mægen, "strength", from common Ger. *maginam, from PIE. *magh-.

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. principal|Principal, most important.

Translations
trans-top|principal
Arabic: رئ�س�|ر�ئ��س��� (raʾīsī)
Chinese: �� (sh�uyào), �� (zhòngyào)
Dutch: hoofdzakelijk, hoofdzakelijke, belangrijkst, belangrijkste
Esperanto: �efa
Finnish: pää-, tärkein
French: principal
German: hauptsächlich
Hebrew: ר�ש� (Ra'shi) m, ר�ש�ת (Ra'shit) f, ר�ש��� (Ra'shi'yim) m|p, ר�ש��ת (Ra'shi'yot) f|p
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Indonesian: terutama, paling penting
Japanese: 主� (omona)
Portuguese: Principal
Russian: главн�й|гла�вн�й (glavnyj), о�новной|о�новно�й (osnovnoj)
Swedish: huvudsaklig, generell, allmän, huvud-
Telugu: మ���యమ�న, ప�రధానమ�న,
Vietnamse: chính, chủ, chủ yếu, quan tr�ng
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Derived terms
main drag

Etymology 2
From OE. mægen, meaning strength, the sense of the word which is now the rarest.

Noun
en-noun

1. rare mainland
2. The high seas. (This term is rare in modern usage, except in the phrase "the Spanish Main.")
3. A large pipe or cable providing utility service to a building or area, such as water main or electric main.
4. nautical shortened form of mainsail.
5. Strength. (Rare except in the phrase "might and main")

Translations

Chinese: 主� (zh�yào)
Finnish: pää- (3) (pääjohto, pääputki,...)
German: Festland n (1), hohe See f (2), Leitung f (3), Gro�segel n (4)
mid

Derived terms
water main

See also
Main

Finnish

Noun
main

1. fi-form of|maa|typenoun|caseinstructive|pl=plural

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/m��/, w:X-SAMPA|X-SAMPA <tt>/mE~/</tt>

Etymology
From L. manus

Homophones
maint

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. hand.

Synonyms
louche, mimine, paluche, pince

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Indonesian

Verb
main (bermain)

1. To play

Category:Indonesian language
Category:Indonesian verbs

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