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main body

main bod·y
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [meyn bod-ee]
    • /meɪn ˈbɒd i/
    • /meɪn ˈbɒdi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [meyn bod-ee]
    • /meɪn ˈbɒd i/

Definition of main body words

  • noun main body the hull, as distinguished from the rest of a ship. 1

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Parts of speech for Main body

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

main body popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

main body usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for main body

noun main body

  • idea — any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
  • wording — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
  • theme — a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
  • passage — a slow, cadenced trot executed with great elevation of the feet and characterized by a moment of suspension before the feet strike the ground.
  • content — The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it.

Antonyms for main body

noun main body

  • nothing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • nothingness — the state of being nothing.
  • ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.

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