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Noun: mainstay  'meyn`stey
  1. A prominent supporter
    - pillar
     
  2. A central cohesive source of support and stability
    - anchor, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin
     
  3. The forestay that braces the mainmast

Derived forms: mainstays

Type of: admirer, booster, champion, forestay, friend, protagonist, support, supporter

Encyclopedia: Mainstay

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