Meaning of the word mainstay in English
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mainstay
US /ˈmeɪn.steɪ/
UK /ˈmeɪn.steɪ/
Noun
1.
the most important part of something, providing support for everything else:
Example:
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In the early 1900s, farming was the mainstay of the national economy.
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