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   Main·stay

   /ˈmānˌstā/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing on which something else is based or depends: "farming is the mainstay of the rural economy" Similar central componentcenterpieceproplinchpincornerstonepillarbulwarkbuttresschief supportbackboneanchorfoundationbasebastiontower of strengthkey playersinewright-hand man/womanright armAtlas
   • 2. a stay that extends from the maintop to the foot of the foremast of a sailing ship.

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