Main and Root

Main

Main noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

Usage example: the main of the tree is still healthy

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Root and main are semantically related in basic topic. In some cases you can use "Root" instead the word "Main" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: mainly, mainline

Root noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Main and root are semantically related in basic topic. Sometimes you can use "Main" instead the word "Root" as a noun or an adjective.

Nearby Words: rooted, rootless, rooter, rooting, rootlet

Market-Based Title: The main title is spelled "Hegemonia" instead of "Haegemonia" in the US due to the root word "hegemony" being spelled thus in American English.

Source: Video Game / Haegemonia: Legions of Iron
At no point in the game is she positioned as a main antagonist, but flashbacks reveal that she is the root cause of everything that goes wrong in the story.

Source: The Heavy
Root are the only main characters who appear in every episode.

Source: Series / Root Into Europe

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Root and Main. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/root

Main & Root. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/root>.

Root or Main. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/main/root.

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