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mains

mains

(mānz)
,
Noun.
[Scot. See
Manse
.]
The farm attached to a mansion house; a manse.
[Scot. or Brit. dial.]

Definition 2024


mains

mains

English

Noun

mains

  1. plural of main

Noun

mains (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Britain) The domestic electrical power supply.
    I plugged it into the mains and it blew up!
  2. The pipes of a centralized water supply that transport the water to individual buildings.
  3. (Scotland) The farm attached to a mansion house.

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French

Pronunciation

Noun

mains f

  1. plural of main

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Norman

Etymology

From Latin minus.

Pronunciation

Noun

mains m (plural mains)

  1. (Jersey, mathematics) minus sign