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main characters

main characters is the plural of main character.

Meaning of main character

Noun

main character (plural main characters)

  1. (Internet, idiomatic) A person who becomes a focal point of discussion on a social media platform (particularly Twitter).
    • With his Jill Biden essay, Joseph Epstein became Twitter’s main character this month.2020, Paul Farhi, "How the dusty old op-ed pages became the red-hot outrage-generating machine of 2020", The Washington Post, 28 December 2020 (image caption)
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see main, character.

Questions about main characters

What is main characters the plural of?
Main characters is the plural of main character.

Words near main characters in the dictionary

  1. main building
  2. main buildings
  3. main chance
  4. main character
  5. main character syndrome
  6. main characters
  7. main clause
  8. main clauses
  9. main contractor
  10. main contractors
  11. main course

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