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Raremainsprings
The correct spelling is mainsprings.
How to pronounce mainsprings
noun
Say it like: May-nsp-rin-gs
The correct spelling is mainsprings. The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling. For example: "My daughter is the mainspring of my life."
Usage Examples
“My daughter is the mainspring of my life.”
Definition
noun
- 1.The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.
- 2.The most important reason for something (Cf. spring "origin of something" (literary) (often in the plural) the springs of her ambition).
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