˜yÐÄvlog

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amain

[ uh-meyn ]

adverb

Archaic.
  1. with full force.
  2. at full speed.
  3. suddenly; hastily.
  4. exceedingly; greatly.


amain

/ əˈ³¾±ðɪ²Ô /

adverb

  1. archaic.
    with great strength, speed, or haste
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of amain1

First recorded in 1530–40; a- 1 + main 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of amain1

C16: from a- ² + main 1
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And so God punished him amain, and took away his harem, And gave him only pulse to eat, without a splash of garum.

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A typical menu might includes starters of treacle-cured salmon and chestnut and truffle soup, before moving onto amain course of hake, caulifower and brown shrimp, and ending on apple fritters and sour cream.

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Naked and pale he rides amain, Upon a naked steed.

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Under his special eye Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain.

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His soldiers … cried out amain, And rushed into the bowels of the battle.

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