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How to pronounce “mainspring”
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Pronunciation guide for mainspring
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of mainspring with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Want to be happy? Be grateful
that is the very mainspring of whatever they do
- Definition summary
- (horology) The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.
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How to pronounce mainspring
Want to be happy? Be grateful
that is the very mainspring of whatever they do
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “mainspring”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (horology) The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.
- (figuratively) The most important reason for, or element of, something.
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Similar Sounds
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