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    [Noun]  | "main*stay" | \ ˈmān-ˌstā \


    1: a crucial or key part of something

    2: someone or something that is a principal or reliable support or resource

    3: a ship's stay extending from the maintop forward usually to the foot of the foremast


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "mainstays" 


    1: something or someone to which one looks for support;


      * e.g., " ... Mom has been our mainstay in this crisis "



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    [Noun]  | "mainstay" 


    1: something or someone to which one looks for support;


      * e.g., " ... Mom has been our mainstay in this crisis "



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