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main thing

main thing noun: the most important factor; the principle consideration.

Noun

main thing (uncountable)

  1. The most important factor; the principle consideration.
    • ‘This country just exists in perpetual conflict’. Yeah, they love that shit, man! Fascists live for perpetual war! They love that! That’s their main thing! They love forever war! What is a fascist without war?2024 June 19, Vaush, 02:41 from the start, in IDF GENERALS APPROVE PLAN TO INVADE LEBANON, spoken by Vaush (Ian Kochinski)

Questions about main thing

What does main thing mean?
Main thing means the most important factor; the principle consideration.
What part of speech is main thing?
Main thing is a noun.

Words near main thing in the dictionary

  1. main stem
  2. main stream
  3. main streams
  4. main street
  5. main streets
  6. main thing
  7. main verb
  8. main verbs
  9. main wheel
  10. main wheels
  11. main yard

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