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"Chief"

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4 lettersPronunciation /meɪn/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aimnStarts with MEnds with N5 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Chief or most important

Word origin

From Middle English mayn, main, maine, mæin, meyn, from main (noun) (see further at etymology 2); compare Old English mæġen (“strong, main, principal”) (used in combination) and Old Norse megn, megenn (“strong, main”).

Used in a sentence

  • The main office is actually one of the smaller rooms.
  • main timbers
  • main branch of a river

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Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01Chief4 letters
02Primary4 letters
03Primary or chief4 letters
04Principal4 letters
05Principal street, often4 letters

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