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| main·spring [ máyn sprìng ] (plural main·springs) |
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1. spring in watch or clock: the largest and most important spring in the mechanism of a watch or clock
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2. force driving something: the driving or motivating force behind something
 It is the small companies that are the mainspring of this economy.
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