Main

English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
associated	worse	safe	#978: main	q	greatly	floor

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Middle English mayn, main, from Old English mÃ¦gen, "strength", from common Germanic *maginam, from Proto-Indo-European *magh-.

Arabic: Ø±ÙØ¦ÙÙØ³ÙÙÙ (raÊ¾Ä«sÄ«)
Chinese: é¦è¦ (shÇuyÃ o), éè¦ (zhÃ²ngyÃ o)
Dutch: hoofdzakelijk, hoofdzakelijke, belangrijkst, belangrijkste
Esperanto: Äefa
Finnish: tÃ¤rkein
French: principal
German: hauptsÃ¤chlich
Hebrew: ×¨××©× (Ra'shi) m., ×¨××©××ª (Ra'shit) f., ×¨××©××× (Ra'shi'yim) m. pl., ×¨××©×××ª (Ra'shi'yot) f. pl.

Main (plural Mains)

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The high seas. (This term is rare in modern usage, except in the phrase "the Spanish Main.")
A large pipe or cable providing utility service to a building or area. (Water main, electric main)
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Strength. (Obsolete except in the phrase "might and main")