main meal

collocation in English

meaningsofmainandmeal

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk
/meɪn/us
/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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meal
noun
uk
/mɪəl/us
/mɪəl/
an occasion when food is eaten, or the food that is eaten on such ...
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(Definition ofmainandmealfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmain meal

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The kitchen faces west, catching evening sun during preparation of themainmeal.
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It is amainmeal, any way.
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The family'smainmealwas a daily takeaway.
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Following this old use, supper now is applied to the meal taken at the close of the day when themainmeal, the dinner, is taken at midday.
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I do not know what the abstract concept is in a cookedmainmeal.
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The present rate is about 1½ d. worth permainmeal.
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For many children, the school dinner is theirmainmealof the day.
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First, the term "customarymainmeal"has been introduced in place of"substantial refreshment".
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I hope that we shall have an even more constructivemainmeal.
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Even now, it is themainmealof the day for some.
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In many instances, fish and chips provide themainmealfor many families.
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Noon meal is themainmeal.
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At least one meal should be hot and there should be a choice available for themainmeal.
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For this reason, meals such as the one described have less bulk than would be appropriate to amainmeal.
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It is a recognition that, for many children, the school lunch is theirmainmealof the day.
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However, they need help with cleaning the house, making amainmeal, lighting fires, washing and maintenance of the garden.
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That is all very well as a soup course, but we want to get at themainmeal.
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Fifthly, the residential requirement is now no longer bed and breakfast but bed and breakfast plus onemainmeal.
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I suggest that light refreshments, unless they are substantial, will not take the place of amainmeal.
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Themainmealis now often taken in the evening.
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Sometimes it is the onlymainmealin their diet.
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It is a savoury sauce served with amainmeal.
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The voluntary fasting common today comprises amainmealwith two smaller repasts called collations which not exceed the caloric total of themainmeal.
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Cooking amainmealis very much an effort so that they just do not do it and suffer in consequence.
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Full-time employees are those who are normally expected to work more than 30 hours per week excludingmainmealbreaks and overtime.
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