[meɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- chief in size or importance
(e.g: a main road)


Phrases:
- by main force
- in the main

Origin:
Old English mægen: (with the sense ‘physical force’), from a Germanic base also seen in may and might

[meɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a principal pipe carrying water or gas to buildings, or taking sewage from them
(e.g: a faulty gas main)

- the open ocean



Phrases:
- by main force
- in the main

Origin:
Old English mægen: (with the sense ‘physical force’), from a Germanic base also seen in may and might

[meɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in the game of hazard) a number (5, 6, 7, 8, or 9) called by a player before dice are thrown

- a match between gamecocks


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Origin:
late 16th century: probably from the phrase main chance

[mʌɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a river of south-western Germany which rises in northern Bavaria and flows 500 km (310 miles) westwards, through Frankfurt, to meet the River Rhine at Mainz


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