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main event

main event noun: the principal match, bout or contest.

Noun

main event (plural main events)

  1. The principal match, bout or contest.
  2. (idiomatic) The most serious or important matter.
    • I'm gonna be the main event, like no king was before / I'm brushing up on looking down, I'm working on my roar!1994, The Lion King (film)

Forms of main event

pluralmain events

Questions about main event

What does main event mean?
Main event means the principal match, bout or contest.
What part of speech is main event?
Main event is a noun.
What is the plural of main event?
The plural of main event is main events.

Words near main event in the dictionary

  1. main drape
  2. main drapes
  3. main droite
  4. main earth
  5. main earths
  6. main event
  7. main events
  8. main frame
  9. main frames
  10. main gauche
  11. main gear

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