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Noun: lynchpin  linch-pin
  1. A central cohesive source of support and stability
    "faith is his lynchpin"
    - anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin
     
  2. Pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
    - linchpin

Derived forms: lynchpins

Type of: pin, support

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