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mainspring

main·spring [ máyn sprìng ] (plural main·springs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. spring in watch or clock: the largest and most important spring in the mechanism of a watch or clock

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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