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adjective(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
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nounany very large body of (salt) water
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adjectivemost important element
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nouna principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewagepart of:
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adjectiveof force; of the greatest possible intensity
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Examples of main
- "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
- "the main doors were of solid glass"
- "by main strength"