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BNC: 14440 COCA: 13265

mainstay

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
mainstay /ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ/ noun
plural mainstays
mainstay
/ˈmeɪnˌsteɪ/
noun
plural mainstays
Learner's definition of MAINSTAY
[count]
: a very important part of something重要部分
: something or someone that provides support and makes it possible for something to exist or succeed依靠;支柱
BNC: 14440 COCA: 13265

mainstay

noun

main·​stay ˈmān-ˌstā How to pronounce mainstay (audio)
1
: a ship's stay extending from the maintop forward usually to the foot of the foremast
2
: a chief support

Example Sentences

Fish is a mainstay of their diet. My mother has always been the mainstay of our family.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mainstay was in the 15th century
BNC: 14440 COCA: 13265

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