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main course

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. entree, main coursenoun

    the principal dish of a meal

  2. main coursenoun

    a square mainsail

GCIDE

  1. main coursenoun

    The principal part of a meal.

Wiktionary

  1. main coursenoun

    The main serving or dish of a meal, usually cooked.

Wikipedia

  1. Main Course

    Main Course, released in 1975 for the RSO Records label, is the 13th album by the Bee Gees, and their last album to be released by Atlantic Records in the US under its distribution deal with Robert Stigwood. This album marked a great change for the Bee Gees as it was their first album to include mostly R&B, soul and funk-influenced songs, and created the model for their output through the rest of the 1970s. It rejuvenated the group's career and public image, particularly in the US, after the commercial disappointment of their preceding few albums. It was the group's thirteenth album (eleventh worldwide). Main Course was the first album to feature keyboardist Blue Weaver. The album cover with the band's new logo designed by US artist Drew Struzan made its first appearance here.

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  1. main course

    A main course is a substantial and typically savory dish that constitutes the central or primary part of a meal. It is usually served after appetizers or starters and before desserts, and is intended to satisfy and fulfill the appetite of the diner. The main course often includes meat, fish, or a substantial vegetarian or vegan option, accompanied by side dishes such as vegetables, grains, or potatoes. It typically serves as the focal point of the meal and provides the main source of protein and sustenance.

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  1. Main course

    A main course is the featured or primary dish in a meal consisting of several courses. It usually follows the entrée course. In the United States it may in fact be called "entree". The main dish is usually the heaviest, heartiest, and most complex or substantive dish on a menu. The main ingredient is usually meat or fish; in vegetarian meals, the main course sometimes attempts to mimic a meat course. It is most often preceded by an appetizer, soup, and/or salad, and followed by a dessert. For those reasons the main course is sometimes referred to as the "meat course". In formal dining, a well-planned main course can function as a sort of gastronomic apex or climax. In such a scheme, the preceding courses are designed to prepare for and lead up to the main course in such a way that the main course is anticipated and, when the scheme is successful, increased in its ability to satisfy and delight the diner. The courses following the main course then calm the palate and the stomach, acting as a sort of dénouement or anticlimax.

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    Read the full text of the Main Course poem by Svetlana Negara on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of main course in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of main course in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of main course in a Sentence

  1. Jim Gaffigan:

    The main course was fish and it was good ! That’s amazing, those are the miracles we’re looking for. I mean, because, in general, let’s be honest : Fish is disgusting. When you go out to dinner, maybe it’s just me – maybe I ’m normal – when I go out to dinner, I ’m never like, ‘ Instead of getting a delicious steak, I ’ll get the fish, because I like disgusting food. ’ I never do that, because fish is disgusting.

  2. Sayan Isaksson:

    Sayan has taken the main course to a new level this year, it might be the best one yet.


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