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   Main·spring

   /ˈmānˌspriNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. something that plays a principal part in motivating or maintaining a movement, process, or activity: "innovation is the mainspring of the new economy"
   • 2. the principal spring in a watch, clock, or other mechanism.

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