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main dish

NOUN
entree
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In fact, the versatile naan diligently props up whatever it is paired with, allowing the main dish to shine.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

When we splurge on a meal out, we tend to share a main dish and a salad.

From Salon Nov. 13, 2023

That’s the beginnings of an amazingly delicious, yet simple, main dish included in the new “Catan: The Official Cookbook.”

From Washington Times Sep. 11, 2023

Dinner doesn’t have to be a main dish and two to three sides.

From Seattle Times Jan. 9, 2023

The soup course was served, and then a fish course, and finally the main dish was brought out in great kettles, piping hot and fragrant with paprika.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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