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main — {{11}}main (adj.) early 13c., large, bulky, strong, from O.E. mægen power, strength, force, used in compounds (e.g. mægensibb great love, mægenbyrðen heavy burden; see MAIN (Cf. main) (n.)), probably also from or influenced by O.N. megenn (adj.)… … Etymology dictionary
Meaning (House) — Meaning House episode Episode no. Season 3 Episode 1 Directed by Deran Sarafian … Wikipedia
main point — I noun backbone, basis, caput, cardinal feature, cardinal point, central idea, chief feature, chief issue, chief part, chief point, core, cream, critical feature, critical point, crucial feature, crucial point, crux, drift, elixir, essence,… … Law dictionary
Main Poc — (also recorded as Main Poche, Main Pogue, Main Poque, Main Pock; supposedly from the French, meaning Crippled Hand ) was a leader of the Yellow River villages of the Potawatomi native Americans in the United States. Through his entire life, he… … Wikipedia
meaning — I noun acceptation, connotation, content, definition, denotation, drift, explanation, idea, import, interpretation, purport, semantics, semasiology, sense, sententia, significance, significatio, signification, substance, tenor, text, vis… … Law dictionary
main line — principal line of a railway, 1841; meaning affluent area of residence is by 1917, originally (with capitals) that of Philadelphia, from the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad which added local stops to a string of backwater towns west of the… … Etymology dictionary
main verb — main′ verb′ n. oce gram. a word used as the final verb in a verb phrase, expressing the lexical meaning of the verb phrase, as drink in I don t drink, going in I am going, or spoken in We have spoken[/ex] … From formal English to slang
main chance — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Henry VI Part 2 … Meaning and origin of phrases
Meaning of life — This article is about the philosophical concept. For other uses, see Meaning of life (disambiguation). Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? One of Post Impressionist Paul Gauguin s most famous paintings. The meaning of life… … Wikipedia
Meaning (linguistics) — In linguistics, meaning is what is expressed by the writer or speaker, and what is conveyed to the reader or listener, provided that they talk about the same thing (law of identity). In other words if the object and the name of the object and the … Wikipedia
